Comedy ·Romance · United Kingdom · 1955 · 1h 25m

An Alligator Named Daisy

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Director
J. Lee Thompson
Cast
Donald Sinden as Peter Weston Diana Dors as Vanessa Colebrook Jeannie Carson as Moira O'Shannon James Robertson Justice as Sir James Colebrook Roland Culver as Colonel Geoffrey Weston Stanley Holloway as The General
Crew
Reginald H. Wyer — Director of Photography John D. Guthridge — Editor Jack Davies — Writer Charles Terrot — Novel Raymond Stross — Producer Michael Stringer — Production Design
Tagline

Britain's new laughter team

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookalligator
Key Collaborators
J. Lee Thompson Director Reginald H. Wyer Director of Photography John D. Guthridge Editor Jack Davies Writer Charles Terrot Novel Raymond Stross Producer Michael Stringer Production Design Yvonne Caffin Costume Design
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