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Classic comedy starring Arthur Askey. Askey plays a pilot who bales out over Paradise Island, not knowing that he is about to land in a bee-worshipping colony of women and that he is about to become a drone for the queen bee. When he finds out that, as custom demands, he is due to be sacrificed two months after the honeymoon, he soon starts thinking about escape. The women of course have other ideas.
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Bees in Paradise is directed by Val Guest who also co-writes the screenplay with Marriott Edgar. It stars Arthur Askey, Anne Shelton, Peter Graves, Ronald Shiner and Jean Kent. Music is by Louis Levy and cinematography by Phil Grindrod. Plot finds Askey as one of four airmen who crash on a mysterious island known as Paradise. The island is ruled by women and men are regarded as disposable commodities.
Lightweight in all the right areas, Val Guest's musical comedy is ultimately what it was meant to be, a mood lifter during the war. The gender politics are played nicely for laughs, the majority of the songs are foot tapping delights (notably "I'm a Wolf on My Mother's Side") and Askey turns in one of his better comedic performances. There's of course the usual quota of malarkey, which if the picture was longer than the 72 minutes would stretch the enjoyment, while one elongated section featuring Askey in drag doesn't hit the right notes. But otherwise this is a fun and frothy way to spend just over an hour and ten minutes. 7/10
Lightweight in all the right areas, Val Guest's musical comedy is ultimately what it was meant to be, a mood lifter during the war. The gender politics are played nicely for laughs, the majority of the songs are foot tapping delights (notably "I'm a Wolf on My Mother's Side") and Askey turns in one of his better comedic performances. There's of course the usual quota of malarkey, which if the picture was longer than the 72 minutes would stretch the enjoyment, while one elongated section featuring Askey in drag doesn't hit the right notes. But otherwise this is a fun and frothy way to spend just over an hour and ten minutes. 7/10
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By James Fyfe
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got this for a mate for xmas,he was over the moon, came in a couple days 5stars
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Paradise, but with just ONE hitch...
19 Aug 2008
By Annie Van Auken
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Born in 1900, Liverpudlian Arthur Askey was a small man (5' 2") with a sunny personality and horn-rimmed spectacles reminiscent of Harold Lloyd's. He performed in British music halls and was a television pioneer, making his first broadcasts in the early 1930s. Askey later hosted several TV variety shows, and was famous for catchphrases like "Hello playmates" and "Ay-Thang-Yew" (I thank you). After retiring in 1978, he lost both legs to circulatory problems, and died at age 82.
During WWII, Askey was one of the few Brits making movies; these were designed to boost morale at home and among fighting men. BEES IN PARADISE was his 8th (and last) such film. Askey recalled in his autobiography that while making "Bees...," the production crew was strafed by Luftwaffe fighters, and he sustained a minor injury.
"Bees in Paradise" is a musical about an island matriarchy located in the south Atlantic. In this society, men are considered superfluous; they're used for mating then quickly disposed of. When a British bomber crashes in their midst, a number of the all-girl populace aggressively seek marriage, after which the husbands will be required to commit suicide. There's lots of scenes of predatory women, and some sight gags and songs in this typically breezy Val Guest production.
Released in 1941, LOVE ON THE DOLE (starring Deborah Kerr) is set in Depression-era West England.
Parenthetical number preceding title is a 1 to 10 viewer poll rating found at a film resource website.
(4.2) Bees in Paradise (UK-1944) - Arthur Askey/Anne Shelton/Peter Graves/Ronald Shiner/Jean Kent/Max Bacon/Antoinette Cellier/Joy Shelton/Beatrice Varley/Koringa
During WWII, Askey was one of the few Brits making movies; these were designed to boost morale at home and among fighting men. BEES IN PARADISE was his 8th (and last) such film. Askey recalled in his autobiography that while making "Bees...," the production crew was strafed by Luftwaffe fighters, and he sustained a minor injury.
"Bees in Paradise" is a musical about an island matriarchy located in the south Atlantic. In this society, men are considered superfluous; they're used for mating then quickly disposed of. When a British bomber crashes in their midst, a number of the all-girl populace aggressively seek marriage, after which the husbands will be required to commit suicide. There's lots of scenes of predatory women, and some sight gags and songs in this typically breezy Val Guest production.
Released in 1941, LOVE ON THE DOLE (starring Deborah Kerr) is set in Depression-era West England.
Parenthetical number preceding title is a 1 to 10 viewer poll rating found at a film resource website.
(4.2) Bees in Paradise (UK-1944) - Arthur Askey/Anne Shelton/Peter Graves/Ronald Shiner/Jean Kent/Max Bacon/Antoinette Cellier/Joy Shelton/Beatrice Varley/Koringa
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