Alive and Kicking (1959 film)
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Alive and Kicking is a 1959 British comedy film directed by Cyril Frankel and starring Sybil Thorndike, Kathleen Harrison, Estelle Winwood and Stanley Holloway,[1] with Richard Harris making his film debut. Three women run away from a retirement home in order to avoid being separated. They eventually end up running a successful cottage industry sweater business on a remote island offshore of Ireland (although the film was shot in Scotland).[2]
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Directed by | Cyril Frankel |
Written by | Denis Cannan William Dinnie William Murum |
Produced by | Victor Skutezky |
Starring | Sybil Thorndike Kathleen Harrison Estelle Winwood Stanley Holloway |
Cinematography | Gilbert Taylor |
Edited by | Bernard Gribble |
Music by | Philip Green |
Production company | Diador |
Distributed by | Warner-Pathé Distributors (UK) Seven Arts (US) |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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In 1964, the film was released in the US, with the film trailer establishing a tie-in to Stanley Holloway's success in My Fair Lady.