Next to No Time

Next to No Time
	Original UK 1-sheet poster
Directed by	Henry Cornelius
Produced by	Albert Fennell
Written by	Henry Cornelius
Based on	"The Enchanted Hour" (short story); by Paul Gallico
Starring	Kenneth More; Betsy Drake
Music by	Georges Auric
Cinematography	Freddie Francis
Edited by	Peter R. Hunt
Production; company	Montpelier
Distributed by	British Lion Film Corporation (UK)
Release date	August 1958; (London)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Next to No Time is a 1958 British comedy, filmed in colour, starring Kenneth More, Betsy Drake, John Laurie, Sid James and Irene Handl. It was written and directed by Henry Cornelius and was based on Paul Gallico's short story "The Enchanted Hour".[1]

Plot

A mild-mannered British planning engineer is sent across the Atlantic by his firm to negotiate a deal, a task for which he feels hugely out of his depth. However, a friendly barman, with the help of one of his special cocktails, convinces him that his personality changes during the hour when the clocks on the ship are stopped when it enters a new time zone in its progress west.

Cast

Kenneth More as David Webb
Betsy Drake as Georgia Brent
Roland Culver as Sir Godfrey Cowan
Harry Green as Saul Wiener
Patrick Barr as Jerry Lane
Maureen Connell as Mary
Reginald Beckwith as Warren, Sir Godfrey's Secretary
John Welsh as Steve, the Barman
Bessie Love as Becky Wiener
Howard Marion-Crawford as Hobbs
Clive Morton as Wallis
John Laurie as Abercrombie, Scottish Director
Raymond Huntley as Factory Supervisor
Eleanor Bryan as Susie
Irene Handl as Greengrocer
Sidney James as Cabin Steward
Ferdy Mayne as Mario
Rupert Davies as Auction organiser
Sandra Walden as Hester
Fred Griffiths as Customer
Yvonne Buckingham as Mario's Girl Friend
Valerie Buckley as American Girl
Paul Cole as American Boy

Critical reception

The New York Times wrote, "Mr. Cornelius' little frolic is very much like the bubbles cascading around the opening title and credits—thin, transparent and bouncy."[2] Radio Times called it a "pleasant time-killer".[3]

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gollark: This backlit keyboard thing is very helpful when the lights mysteriously fail!

gollark: The CN revolution was stupid.

gollark: What will take over a year?

gollark: GDPR is the law, "privacy" is a general principle I happen to like.

References

"Next to No Time! (1958)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
Thompson, Howard (28 May 1960). "Movie Review – Next to No Time – Screen: Breezy Charade:' Next to No Time' Bows at Little Carnegie". New York Times. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
Jenkinson, Philip (18 November 1971). "This Week's Films". Radio Times. Vol. 193 no. 2506. BBC. p. 11.

External links

Next to No Time on IMDb
Next to No Time at AllMovie

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[1] "Next to No Time! (1958)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2014.

[2] Thompson, Howard (28 May 1960). "Movie Review – Next to No Time – Screen: Breezy Charade:' Next to No Time' Bows at Little Carnegie". New York Times. Retrieved 26 June 2014.

[3] Jenkinson, Philip (18 November 1971). "This Week's Films". Radio Times. Vol. 193 no. 2506. BBC. p. 11.