The Love Lottery

1956 "Ten million women wanted Hollywood's top star on a string...But the lucky ticket-holder had his wedding night wrapped up!"

The Love Lottery

5.5 | 1h29m | NR | en | Comedy

Rex Allerton is a top Hollywood star and an idol of the female population. To get away from the pressure of the fans who won't leave him alone, he relocates to a remote Italian village where unanticipated trouble arises when unwittingly he becomes the prize for an international lottery.

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5.5 | 1h29m | NR | en | Comedy | More Info

Released: January. 01,1956 | Released Producted By: Ealing Studios , J. Arthur Rank Organisation Country: United Kingdom Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Cast

David Niven , Peggy Cummins , Herbert Lom

Director

Douglas Slocombe

Producted By

Ealing Studios , J. Arthur Rank Organisation

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Cast

David Niven

as Rex Allerton

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Peggy Cummins

as Sally

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Herbert Lom

as André Amico

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Reviews

malcolmgsw This was one of 6 films produced by Ealing in 1954.Of these only The Maggie sticks in the memory.Little surprise then that Rank closed the studio the following year and sold it to the BBC.Whilst this film is amiable enough it never does more than raise a smile now and again.In any event with the studio system fast crumbling stars with contracts that tied them to a studio were fast becoming a dying breed.So I do wonder whether David Nivens character would be quite so happy to be rid of his studio.Interesting to see Humphrey Bogart in the final shot,probably done as a favour to Niven.He epitomized the new order making films through his independent company,Santana.

daniel-charles2 This is a delightful comedy and, what is more, it is neither devoid of depth nor lacking in intelligence. The idea is simple. Fans make a film star weary. He is so fed up with life than he accepts becoming the prize of a love lottery. He finds love on the way, but can't get married since he is engaged to the future winner. The winner -another girl- realizes after a day with him that her first love is more her type. The End. Admittedly, it's a slim story line, but David Niven makes it great fun, and Charles Crichton adds some delightfully ironical moments (he did make "A fish called Wanda" later). All in all a much under-rated comedy, worth many better-known ones. Definitely worth seeing.