Operation Cupid
| Operation Cupid | |
|---|---|
 Original British quad poster | |
| Directed by | Charles Saunders |
| Written by | Jack Taylor Brock Williams |
| Produced by | Guido Coen |
| Starring | Charles Farrell Avice Landone Wallas Eaton Harold Goodwin |
| Cinematography | Walter J. Harvey |
| Edited by | Peter Pitt |
| Music by | Malcolm Lockyer |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors |
Release date |
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Running time | 62 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Operation Cupid is a 1960 British second feature ('B')[1] comedy film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Charles Farrell, Avice Landone and Wallas Eaton.[2][3][4]
Plot
A gang of criminals win a marriage agency during a card game and plan to use it to arrange a lucrative marriage for one of their gang to an extremely wealthy heiress.[5]
Cast
- Charles Farrell as Charlie Stevens
- Avice Landone as Mrs. Mountjoy
- Wallas Eaton as Cecil
- Harold Goodwin as Mervyn
- Norma Parnell as Lola
- Charles Clay as Mr. Cupid
- Wally Patch as bookmaker
- Pauline Shepherd as Sylvie
- Neil Hallett as Tom
- Roy Jefferies as insurance representative
- Edward Malin as Smelly
- Audrey Nicholson as nurse
- George Patterson as Monty
- Colin Rix as postman
- Beth Rogan as barmaid
- David Saire as Claude
- Bruce Seton as representative
- Martin Sterndale as foreman
Production
It was made at Twickenham Studios in west London.[3]
Critical reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "This artless comedy opens promisingly, but poverty of invention, uneven direction and weak scripting – not to mention song and dance padding – quickly tax the efforts of the cast. The net result fails to score on any level."[6]
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Weak comedy wastes good idea."[7]
References
- ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: British Film Institute/Bloomsbury. p. 128. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
- ^ "Operation Cupid". British Film Institute. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Operation Cupid (1960)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 7 February 2020.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (4 July 2025). "Forgotten British Film Studios: The Rank Organisation, 1960". Filmink. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Operation Cupid (1959) – Henry Cass, Charles Saunders | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.
- ^ "Operation Cupid". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 27 (312): 71. 1 January 1960. ProQuest 1305821496.
- ^ Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 357. ISBN 0-7134-1874-5.
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