The Lyons in Paris

As a wedding anniversary surprise for Bebe, Ben takes the family on a trip to Paris. Once there, the atmosphere of the romantic capital of the world weaves its own special magic which, this being the Lyons family, only results in one disaster after another and a series of misunderstandings leading to Ben having to take part in a duel over another woman!

Trailer by The Hammer Graveyard

Production Details

A Hammer production released by Exclusive Films
Copyright MCMLIV by Exclusive Films Ltd.
RCA Sound Recording

Black & White 81 minutes

Filming dates: 28th June – 26th July 1954
UK Release: 5th January 1955

Studio:
Southall Studios, Southall, Middlesex

Location:
Paris

Stills from film

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Cast & Crew

Crew – Believed complete

CREW	NAME	CREDITED	AGE AT RELEASE	BIRTH	DEATH	AGE	CREDITS	UNCREDITED	TOTAL HAMMER
Art Director	Wilfred Arnold	Yes	51	12 Feb 1903	9 Jun 1970	67	5		5
Assistant Director	Rene Dupont	Yes	25	10 Oct 1929		96	3	2	5
Boom Operator	Don Wrotham	No	31	23 May 1923	23 Feb 2007	83		1	1
Camera Operator	Len Harris	Yes	38	19 May 1916	21 Feb 1995	78	63	2	65
Composer	Bruce Campbell	Yes					1		1
Continuity	Renee Glynne	Yes	28	3 Aug 1926	6 Apr 2022	95	41	3	44
Director	Vaal Guest	Yes	43	11 Dec 1911	10 May 2006	94	30		30
Editor	Douglas Myers	Yes	44	15 Jan 1910	1962	51	3		3
First Assistant Editor	Nicholas Gurney	No	26	1929	2001	72		1	1
Focus Puller	Harry Oakes	No	33	16 Jan 1921	11 Dec 2012	91	3	56	59
From the B.B.C. Radio Series	Bebe Daniels-Lyon	Yes	53	14 Jan 1901	16 Mar 1971	70	4		4
From the B.B.C. Radio Series	Bill Harding	Yes	5	23 Jun 1949		76	2		2
From the B.B.C. Radio Series	Bob Block	Yes	33	20 Jul 1921	17 Apr 2011	89	2		2
Hair Stylist	Nina Broe	Yes			1993		11		11
Make-up	Phil Leakey	Yes	46	4 May 1908	26 Nov 1992	84	50		50
Music Director	Philip Martell	Yes	47	6 Oct 1907	11 Aug 1993	85	104	1	105
Photography	Walter Harvey BSc	Yes	51	9 Feb 1903	1979	75	35		35
Producer	Robert Dunbar	Yes	40	6 Jun 1914	29 Apr 2000	85	5		5
Production Manager	Freddie Pearson	Yes			1993		1	1	2
Recordist	C.T. Mason	Yes	50	1 Dec 1904	1982	77	1		1
Screenplay	Val Guest	Yes	43	11 Dec 1911	10 May 2006	94	30		30
Second Assistant Director	Roger Good	No	30	1925	23 Sep 2015	90		1	1
Second Camera Operator	Tom Friswell	No	25	1930	2002	72		18	18
Sound Camera Operator	David Coghan	No						1	1
Sound Camerman	John Souter	No						2	2
Sound Maintenance	Paul Newitt	No						1	1
Still Photographer	John Jay	No	34	14 Nov 1920	29 Apr 2005	84	13	22	35
Third Assistant Director	Patrick Clayton	No	19	1 Jul 1935	Mar 2023	87	1	2	3
Wardrobe	Molly Arbuthnot	Yes	46	19 Dec 1908	31 Oct 2001	92	48	5	53
CAST
Aggie	Molly Weir	Yes	44	17 Mar 1910	28 Nov 2004	94	3		3
Barbara Lyon	Barbara Lyon	Yes	23	1 Sep 1931	10 Jul 1995	63	2		2
Bebe Daniels Lyon	Bebe Daniels-Lyon	Yes	53	14 Jan 1901	16 Mar 1971	70	4		4
Ben Lyon	Ben Lyon	Yes	53	6 Feb 1901	22 Mar 1979	78	2		2
Captain Le Grand	Reginald Beckwith	Yes	46	2 Nov 1908	26 Jun 1965	56	6		6
Charles	Pierre Dudan	Yes	38	1 Feb 1916	4 Feb 1984	68	1		1
Club Patron	Aidan Harrington	No	26	13 Mar 1928	4 Feb 2017	88		1	1
Club Patron	Alf Mangan	No	38	21 Oct 1916	16 Jun 1988	71		5	5
Club Patron	Dido Plumb	No	49	23 Jun 1905	4 Mar 1991	85		10	10
Club Patron	Otto Friese	No	26	20 Jun 1928		97		1	1
Club Patron	Paddy Smith	No						7	7
Colonel Price	Hugh Morton	Yes	51	28 Jun 1903	11 Jul 1984	81	4		4
Ferry Passenger	Guy Standeven	No	26	28 Aug 1928	16 Oct 1998	70		7	7
Fifi La Fleur	Martine Alexis	Yes					1		1
Florrie	Doris Rogers	Yes	59	16 Feb 1895	5 Mar 1975	80	2		2
Fred	Arthur Lovegrove	No	41	15 Jul 1913	7 Nov 1981	68	3	6	9
Gawker	Harry Van Engel	No	23	26 Apr 1931		94		2	2
Girl in Dream	Susan Beaumont	No	18	26 Feb 1936	25 Feb 2020	83		1	1
Grerrard	Dino Galvani	Yes	64	27 Oct 1890	14 Sep 1960	69	1		1
Man in Theatre Audience	Ian Selby	No						5	5
Mr Wimple	Horace Percival	Yes	69	1886	9 Nov 1961	75	2		2
Mrs Wimple	Gwen Lewis	Yes	66	21 Jan 1888	19 Jan 1966	77	2		2
Policeman	Victor Harrintom	No	45	27 Aug 1909	23 Jul 1980	70		7	7
Richard Lyon	Richard Lyon	Yes	20	8 Oct 1934	16 Oct 2013	79	2		2

Original Poster

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Footnotes

Philip Martell gets his first credit for Hammer with this film. Later on, he succeeded John Hollingsworth and became the Company’s chief Musical Director, a position he then held right through to Hammer’s last cinema film, The Lady Vanishes (1979).

1955 BBFC Cert. “U”

Production Details

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Cast & Crew

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