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Don't Ever Leave Me (1949)

comedy film

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Directors

Arthur Crabtree

Cast

Anthony Newley, Anthony Steel, Barbara Murray, Brenda Bruce, Frederick Piper, Hugh Sinclair, James Hayter, Martin Miller, Maurice Denham, Michael Balfour, Petula Clark

The story

The plot revolves around Sheila Farlaine, the teenaged daughter of Shakespearean tragedian Michael Farlaine, who is kidnapped by elderly crook Harry Denton when it's suggested he no longer has what it takes to be a master criminal. When Harry starts having second thoughts about the caper, Sheila – tired of playing second fiddle to her egotistical father's career – becomes the mastermind of the plot and resists every effort made by Harry's grandson Jack to return her home before things get serious. However, in this strange scenario Sheila wants to be kidnapped, as it gives her the opportunity to act grown up and she thinks her father will…

Genres

comedy film

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