Simon and Laura (1955)
Love, marriage and show business provide the basis of this lively comedy that centers on a husband and wife, who are chosen by television producers to embody the perfect married couple on an upcoming television series. The show is to be filmed and broadcast live from the home of Simon and Laura, who on camera are indeed the perfect couple. Unfortunately, the minute the camera is off, the two are going at it like cats and dogs. Still, their show is very popular, and many couples look up to them until the ill-fated shooting of a Christmas special in which the couple begin tippling alcoholic beverages during the filming and end up letting their true relationship come out. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Peter Finch, Kay Kendall, (more)
- Director(s):
- Muriel Box
Synopsis of Simon and Laura
Love, marriage and show business provide the basis of this lively comedy that centers on a husband and wife, who are chosen by television producers to embody the perfect married couple on an upcoming television series. The show is to be filmed and broadcast live from the home of Simon and Laura, who on camera are indeed the perfect couple. Unfortunately, the minute the camera is off, the two are going at it like cats and dogs. Still, their show is very popular, and many couples look up to them until the ill-fated shooting of a Christmas special in which the couple begin tippling alcoholic beverages during the filming and end up letting their true relationship come out. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Complete Cast of Simon and Laura
- Peter Finch - Simon Foster
- Muriel Pavlow - Janet Honeyman
- Maurice Denham - Wilson
- Thora Hird - Jessie
- Richard Wattis - Controller
- Tom Gill - Television Producer
- Nicholas Parsons - TV producer
- Beverley Brooks - Mabel
- Joan Hickson - Barmaid
- Marianne Stone - Elsie
- Charles Hawtrey - Porter
- Kay Kendall - Laura Foster
- Ian Carmichael - David Prentice
- Hubert Gregg - Bertie Burton
- Alan Wheatley - Adrian Lee
- Terence Longdon - Barney
- David Morrell - Television Producer
- Cyril Chamberlain - Bert
- Muriel George - Grandma
- Julia Arnall - Makeup Girl
- Philip Gilbert - Joe
- Director(s):
- Muriel Box
- Writer(s):
- Peter Blackmore, Alan Melville
- Producer(s):
- Teddy Baird
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