That Riviera Touch
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Release dates | 24 March 1966 (London, West End) |
Running time | 98 minutes |
Language | English |
That Riviera Touch is a 1966 British comedy film directed by Cliff Owen and starring Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise.[1] It is the second feature-length film made by the comedy duo Morecambe and Wise.
Plot
After Eric Simpson nearly gives
Cast
- Eric Morecambe as Eric Simpson
- Ernie Wise as Ernest Clark
- Suzanne Lloyd as Claudette
- Paul Stassino as Le Pirate
- Armand Mestral as Inspector Duval
- Gerald Lawson as Coco
- George Eugeniou as Marcel
- George Pastell as Ali
- Alexandra Bastedo as girl at roulette table
- Nicole Shelby as woman in casino
- Peter Jeffrey as Mauron
- Francis Matthews as hotel manager
- Michael Forrest as Pierre
- Paul Danquah as Hassim
Release
The film opened at the
Reception
Critical
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Diamond-sharp photography by Otto Heller, an appealing performance by Suzanne Lloyd, and an excellent little character sketch by George Eugeniou as a bizarre gang-member. Otherwise this is a dismal affair of antediluvian comic routines – strictly for hardened Morecambe and Wise fans."[2]
The Radio Times Guide to Films gave the film 2/5 stars, writing: "Morecambe and Wise head for the south of France in what starts out looking like a customised remake of the old Laurel and Hardy comedy Saps at Sea. But Eric and Ernie's regular writers, Sid Green and Dick Hills, quickly run into the problem that blighted all three of their movies; the pair's relaxed, intimate style might have been perfect for the sketch format of their TV show, but it was totally wrong for sustaining narratives. Few laughs."[3]
Leslie Halliwell said: "Disappointing star comedy ending in a surfboard chase."[4]
Box office
That Riviera Touch was among the 15 most popular films at the British box office in 1966.[5] Hugh Stewart says that due to rising costs and the fact the film did not do well in America, however, it barely got its costs back.[6]
References
- ^ "That Riviera Touch". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "That Riviera Touch". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 33 (384): 77. 1 January 1966 – via ProQuest.
- ISBN 9780992936440.
- ISBN 0586088946.
- ^ "Most popular star for third time." The Times [London, England] 31 Dec. 1966: 5.
- ^ "Hugh Stewart". British Entertainment History Project. 22 November 1989.
External links
- That Riviera Touch at IMDb
- That Riviera Touch at Rotten Tomatoes
- That Riviera Touch then-and-now location photographs at ReelStreets