Jul 1st
The Millionairess*
GB 1960. Twentieth Century Fox/Dimitri de Grunewald. 90m. Cinemascope

A haughty heiress falls for a humble Indian doctor.
Lavish British comedy with glamorous international participation, which lacks the spark to set it alight despite spirited star playing. The spin-off hit song "Goodness Gracious Me" got through the basic plot much more succinctly and wittily.

Written by: Wolf Mankowitz, Ricardo Aragno, from the play by George Bernard Shaw.
Producer: Pierre Rouve.
Director: Anthony Asquith.
Starring: Sophia Loren, Peter Sellers, Alastair Sim, Dennis Price, Vittorio de Sica, Gary Raymond, Noel Purcell, Alfie Bass, Graham Stark, Virginia Vernon.
Music: Georges Van Parys.
Production Design: Paul Sherriff.
Costume: Pierre Balmain.

Preceded by:
Service to Southend*
(GB 1957. British Tranport Films/Data Films.10m. bw; Electrification replaces the old steam line from Liverpool Street to Southend Victoria.; d: Leslie Shepard.)