Panic in the Parlor (Sailor Beware) (1956)

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Peggy Mount
Emma Hornett

Shirley Eaton
Shirley Hornett

Ronald Lewis
Albert Tufnell

Cyril Smith
Henry Hornett

Esma Cannon
Edie Hornett

Gordon Jackson
Carnoustie Bligh

Geoffrey Keen
The Rev. Purefoy

Thora Hird
Mrs. Lack

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Description: Battle-axe Emma Hornett dominates her hen-pecked husband Henry, his meek sister Edie and daughter Shirley. Sirley is to marry young sailor Albert, raised in an orphanage, and he and his best man Carnousitie, stay with the Hornetts' on the eve of the wedding, though Emma makes sure the stag night is a brief one. Next day Albert fails to show up for the wedding. He eventually turns up at the house and confides in the vicar that if family life is anything like the Hornetts he want no part of it. When the Hornetts are told this Emma declares that she sees that she has been a 'very wicked woman' and will mend her ways but as the ... (more)

Tags: Comedy (1), Funny (1), British (1), Family (1), Relationships (1), Marriage (1), Sailor (1), Based On A Play (1), Hen-pecked Husband (1)

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"Based on a stage play, this British comedy finds Peggy Mount as the mother in law from hell who tries to interfere in her daughter's wedding to a sailor. This is a wonderful movie to see stars at the start of their careers such as Gordon Jackson, Thora Hird and the soon to be Bond girl Shirley Eaton. There are blink or you'll miss it uncredited cameos from Michael Caine and Paul Eddington. This is Peggy Mount's movie as she dominates the screen. She played the battle axe so well. If you enjoy an"