An Alligator Named Daisy
Britain's new laughter team
1955 · 1h 25m · N/A
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
J. Lee Thompson
Overview
Returning from a cricket match in Ireland, Peter Weston gains a pet alligator from another passenger who abandons it with him. He is horrified and while his first instinct is to get rid of it he develops a relationship with a young Irishwoman who appears to be entwined with the reptile. He soon discovers that Daisy is tame and seems to be the way to Moira's heart.
Director and cast
- J. Lee Thompson Director
- Donald Sinden as Peter Weston
- Jeannie Carson as Moira O'Shannon
- James Robertson Justice as Sir James Colebrook
- Diana Dors as Vanessa Colebrook
- Roland Culver as Colonel Geoffrey Weston
- Stanley Holloway as The General
- Avice Landone as Mrs. Weston
- Richard Wattis as Hoskins
- Stephen Boyd as Albert O'Shannon
- Margaret Rutherford as Prudence Croquet
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