Three Men in a Boat
Based on the novel by Jerome K. Jerome. Comedy set in Edwardian England about a man who joins two male friends on a boating trip on the Thames after he is put under pressure to get married.
Cast & credits
Cast
- George Laurence Harvey
- Harris Jimmy Edwards
- J. David Tomlinson
- Sophie Clutterbuck Shirley Eaton
- Primrose Porterhouse Lisa Gastoni
- Bluebell Porterhouse Jill Ireland
- Mrs Willis Martita Hunt
- Ethelbertha Noëlle Middleton
- Clara Willis Adrienne Corri
- photographer Robertson Hare
- Crabtree, 1st old gentleman A.E. Matthews
- 3rd old gentleman Ernest Thesiger
- Baskcombe, 2nd old gentleman Miles Malleson
- Mr Porterhouse Campbell Cotts
- man pianist Christian Duvaliex
- Mrs Porterhouse Joan Haythorne
- maze keeper Harold Goodwin
- Mr Quilp Charles Lloyd Pack
- woman pianist Pat Lanski
- bowler, cricket match Mark Hashfield
- captain, cricket match Graham Curnow
- dad, Henley Regatta Stuart Saunders
- mum, Henley Regatta Margaret St. Barbe-west
- girl lover Shane Cordell
- Henry, boy lover Norman Rossington
- auntie Alice Bowes
- cocky young man Oswald Laurence
- man in sailing dinghy Rhett Ward
- Thomas,the policeman George Woodbridge
- Annie, meek woman in maze Esma Cannon
- meek man in maze Toke Townley
- Gertrude Peggy Ann Taylor
- Harold Michael Barber
- young mother Julia Nelson
- large woman Judith Warden
- tall man at maze Carl Bernard
- cabbie, exterior of J's house Hal Osmond
- girl friend Angela Krefeld
- lock keeper Frank Atkinson
- lady walker Margot Lister
- baby Martyn Garrett
- pretty girl Barbara Archer
- 1st picnic woman Pauline Winter
- 2nd picnic woman Sheila Raynor
- baker Leslie Weston
- 1st nursemaid Miranda Connell
- 2nd nursemaid Sylvia Childs
- coalman Fred Griffiths
- old gentleman Bryan Coleman
- 1st errand boy James Carroll
- Montmorency the dog Neta
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Ken Annakin
- Assistant Director Peter Bolton
- 2nd/3rd Assistant Director Otto Plaschkes
- 3rd Assistant Director Gus Angus
- Continuity Yvonne Axworthy
Rights
Production
- Presents Romulus Films
- A Remus Production Remus Films
- Distribution Controlled by Independent Film Distributors Ltd.
- Unit Manager Robert Sterne
- Production Manager Ernest Holding
- [Filmed] at Shepperton Studios
Writing
- Adaptation, Additional Scenes & Screenplay by Hubert Gregg
- Adaptation, Additional Scenes & Screenplay by Vernon Harris
- Freely adapted from the book 'Three Men in a Boat' by the late Jerome K. Jerome Jerome K. Jerome
Photography
- Lighting Cameraman Eric Cross
- Second Unit Cameraman Peter Hennessy
- Camera Operator Alan Hume
Editing
- Editor Ralph Kemplen
Design
- Art Director John Howell
Costumes
- Costumes Designed by Peter Rice
- [Costumes Designed] at Bermans
- Wardrobe Supervisor Bridget Sellers
Make-up
- Make-up George Frost
- Hairdressing Joan White
Film processing
- Eastman Colour by Humphries Film Laboratories
Music
- Music Composed by John Addison
- [Music] Played by Sinfonia of London
- Musical Director John Hollingsworth
Sound
- sd Peter Handford
- sd Red Law
- Dubbing Editor Stanley Hawkes
- Dubbing Editor John Glen
- Sound System Westrex Recording System
Consultant
- Montmorency Trained by Allen Percival
Miscellaneous
- Permission to use excerpt from H.M.S. Pinafore granted by Bridget D'oyly Carte