High Jinks in Society

1949 British film by John Guillermin and Robert Jordan Hill

High Jinks in Society

Directed by| John Guillermin
Robert Jordan Hill
Written by| John Guillermin
Robert Jordan Hill
Produced by| John Guillermin
Robert Jordan Hill
Starring| Ben Wrigley
Moore Marriott
Cinematography| Gerald Gibbs
Edited by| Robert Jordan Hill
Anne Barker
Music by| Arthur Wilkinson

Production
company

Robert Jordan Hill Productions (as Advance)

Distributed by| Adelphi Films Ltd. (UK)

Release date

* December 1949 (1949-12) (UK)

Running time

| 78 min.
Country| United Kingdom
Language| English

High Jinks in Society is a 1949 British comedy film directed by John Guillermin and Robert Jordan Hill and starring Ben Wrigley, Barbara Shaw, Basil Appleby, Peter Gawthorne and Moore Marriott.[1]

## Plot

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After foiling a robbery, a window cleaner is hired by an aristocrat to protect their valuables – with comic results.

## Cast

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* Ben Wrigley as Ben
* Barbara Shaw as Angela
* Moore Marriott as Grandpa
* Basil Appleby as Hector
* Netta Westcott as Lady Barr-Nunn
* Michael Ward as Watkins
* Peter Gawthorne as Jenkins

## Production

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It was an early film credit for John Guillermin.[2][3]

## References

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1. ^ "High Jinks in Society". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
2. ^ Vagg, Stephen (17 November 2020). "John Guillermin: Action Man". Filmink.
3. ^ Pratt, Vic; Lees, Kate (2020). "CHAPTER 3 EARLY DAYS WITH ADELPHI FILMS". In Guillermin, Mary (ed.). John Guillermin: The Man, The Myth, The Movies. Precocity Press. pp. 32–33.

## External links

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* High Jinks in Society at IMDb
* Hijinks in Society at BFI
* Hijinks in Society at Letterbox DVD

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* Smart Alec (1951)
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* Song of Paris (1952)
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* Operation Diplomat (1953)
* Strange Stories (1953)
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* The Crowded Day (1954)
* Thunderstorm (1956)
* Town on Trial (1957)
* The Whole Truth (1958)
* I Was Monty's Double (1958)
* Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959)
* The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1960)
* Never Let Go (1960)
* Waltz of the Toreadors (1962)
* Tarzan Goes to India (1962)
* Guns at Batasi (1964)
* Rapture (1965)
* The Blue Max (1966)
* P.J. (1968)
* House of Cards (1968)
* The Bridge at Remagen (1969)
* El Condor (1970)
* Skyjacked (1972)
* Shaft in Africa (1973)
* The Towering Inferno (1974)
* King Kong (1976)
* Death on the Nile (1978)
* Crossover (1980)
* Sheena (1984)
* King Kong Lives (1986)
* The Tracker (1988)

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