Stork Talk

Stork Talk
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMichael Forlong
Screenplay byDonald Ford
Produced byCharles Bruce Newbery
StarringTony Britton
Anne Heywood
John Turner
CinematographyNorman Warwick
Edited byJohn Jympson
Music byTony Hatch
Production
company
Release date
  • 11 January 1962 (1962-01-11)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Stork Talk is a 1962 British film directed by Michael Forlong and starring Tony Britton and Anne Heywood.[1][2] The screenplay was by Donald Ford.

Plot

When his wife Lisa leaves him, gynaecologist Paul Vernon has an affair with Martine, who becomes pregnant. When Lisa comes back to him, she reveals she is also pregnant. Subsequently, both women give birth to twins. Paul and Lisa reconcile. Martine marries Paul's assistant Bob.

Cast

Reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Though the title and subject suggest the worst, Stork Talk turns out to be a softly sentimental little comedy that doesn't overwork the ribald opportunities of its plot. There are a few mild maternity jokes, and although the script is without wit and substance it manages – after a leisurely start and with the help of a pleasing newcomer, Nicole Perrault, as Martine – to inject a modicum of poignancy into the crude situations. Tony Britton is hard to take as a light comedian, and the other roles are for the most part thankless."[3]

References

  1. ^ "Stork Talk". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  2. ^ Royal film rings the bell. Grant, Elspeth. The Tatler and Bystander; London Vol. 243, Iss. 3159, (Mar 14, 1962): 623-626.
  3. ^ "Stork Talk". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 29 (336): 42. 1 January 1962 – via ProQuest.


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