A wealthy young man from Yorkshire visits a London nightclub and meets a performer. She decides to take him for every penny he is worth, and he decides to let her.
Acting
Diana Dors owns every frame with pure star power.
Costume
Ruthine's stage wardrobe is mid-century glamour perfection.
Director
Ken Annakin
John Gregson
Chayley Broadbent
Diana Dors
Ruthine West
Susan Stephen
Ethel
Derek Farr
Duke Popplewell
Joan Hickson
Mrs. Perkins
Leslie Phillips
Robjohns
Frank Pettingell
Mayor Higgins
Charles Victor
Lumm
Ernest Thesiger
Lord Dewsbury
Hal Osmond
Mr. Hall
Jill Adams
Joy
Donald Pleasence
Limpy
John Glyn-Jones
Arkwright
Ferdy Mayne
Waiter
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Diana Dors was Britain's answer to Marilyn Monroe, and this role weaponized that comparison — she's sexy, scheming, and ultimately more layered than the blonde bombshell trope allowed in Hollywood.
Shot in VistaVision, the same widescreen format Hitchcock used for 'Vertigo' — giving this modest British comedy unexpectedly lush visual scope.
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