An Alligator Named Daisy

An Alligator Named Daisy (1955)

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Returning from a cricket match in Ireland, Peter Weston gains a pet alligator from another passenger who abandons it with him. He is horrified and while his first instinct is to get rid of it he develops a relationship with a young Irishwoman who appears to be entwined with the reptile. He soon discovers that Daisy is tame and seems to be the way to Moira's heart.

Date of release
1955-12-13
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (7)
Runtime
1h 25m
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Director
J. Lee Thompson

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Pinewood Studios

An Alligator Named Daisy is a 1955 British comedy film directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Donald Sinden, Jeannie Carson, James Robertson Justice, Diana Dors, Roland Culver and Stanley Holloway. It was written by Jack Davies based on the 1954 novel of the same name by Charles Terrot.

Production

Film rights to the 1954 novel were bought by Raymond Stross in November 1954. He wanted Diana Dors, Janette Scott and Kenneth Moore to star.

Filming took place at Pinewood Studios between May and August 1955. It was Dors' third movie with Thompson.

The famous animal wrangler and circus performer Koringa was an alligator tamer for the film and at one point was bitten and had to be hospitalized. The star alligator of the film Daisy was a 6 year-old, five foot long, 44 pound alligator.

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