The Lady Craved Excitement (1950)
A music-hall performer and her boyfriend find themselves caught up in the machinations of a trio of not particularly bright crooks.
- Date of release
- 1950-08-01
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (6)
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- Genres
- Comedy, Mystery
- Director
- Francis Searle, Godfrey Grayson
Casting
- Hy Hazell — Pat
- Michael Medwin — Johnny
- Sidney James — Carlo
- Andrew Keir — Septimus K. Peterson
- Thelma Grigg — Julia
- Danny Green — Boris
- John Longden — Inspector James
- Ian Wilson — Mugsy
- Barbara Hamilton — Chorus Girl
- Jasmine Dee — Chorus Girl
- Gordon Mulholland — A Lunatic
Interesting facts
The Lady Craved Excitement is a 1950 British comedy second feature ('B') film directed by Francis Searle and starring Hy Hazell, Michael Medwin and Sid James. It was written by John Gilling based on the 1949 BBC radio serial The Lady Craved Excitement by Edward J. Mason. An early Hammer film, it is significant as one of five films shot at Oakley Court and the first to feature its famous exterior, located next door to Bray Studios. Filming took place from Feb. 28, 1950 through March 31st. It was trade shown on July 27, 1950, and released in September.
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