Our Girl Friday (1953)

Interesting facts

Our Girl Friday is a 1953 British comedy film directed by Noel Langley and starring Joan Collins, George Cole, Kenneth More and Robertson Hare. It was written by Langley based on Norman Lindsay's 1932 novel The Cautious Amorist.

Production

Film rights to Norman Lindsay's novel were purchased in 1948. The film was to be written and directed by Noel Langley and Robertson Hare was attached as a star. The original producer was John Sutro and the working title was Sadie was a Lady. Lucille Ball was going to be the female star. Then Jane Russell was going to play it. By now George Minter was producer and the title was The Girl on the Island.

Joan Collins was borrowed from J. Arthur Rank to appear in the film. She wrote in her memoirs, "It was an absolutely gorgeous part. And funny, too. My yen to play comedy was developing. The script was hilarious and the three actors who were in it were important stars."

"I wore a bikini and no make up", said Collins later. "It was quite restful and more like a holiday than work." Collins later claimed that in this film she was the first actress to appear in a bikini on screen. Her character tears up a shirt into a makeshift one.

The movie was mostly shot on location in Mallorca, Spain, with studio work done in London. More's fee was £4,500. Filming began 22 June 1953.

Peter Sellers has an uncredited cameo as the voice of a cockatoo.

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