Wonderful Things!

June. 10,1958

Rating：

5.5

Genre：

Drama Comedy Romance

Keywords：

Fisherman Gibraltar

Trailer Synopsis Cast

Set in a beautiful fishing village in Gibraltar, Wonderful Things! stars Frankie Vaughan as Carmello, a young fisherman who, unable to earn enough from fishing to marry his tempestuous fiancée, decides to come to England to seek his fortune and finds fortunes are not quite so easy to come by.

Frankie Vaughan as Carmello

Jeremy Spenser as Mario

Jocelyn Lane as Pepita

Wilfrid Hyde-White as Sir Bertram

Eddie Byrne as Harry

Harold Kasket as Poppa

Christopher Rhodes as Codger

Cyril Chamberlain as Butler

Nancy Nevinson as Mamma

Ronnie Barker as Waiter (uncredited)

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Reviews

Evengyny

1958/06/10

Thanks for the memories!

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Billie Morin

1958/06/11

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

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Lidia Draper

1958/06/12

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

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Skyler

1958/06/13

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

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katya-39

1958/06/14

An excellent cast, with Wilfred Hyde White. It was Ronnie Barker's first film. It also launched the career of Jean Dawnay, hailed as the new Grace Kelly. Frankie Vaughn stars as a hunky fisherman attracted to a society girl. Shot in black and white, with the innocence and charm of the 1950's. It is a real pity films like these are not shown on TV more regularly. The language is dated, a la Brief Encounter, but this adds to the charm. No violence, no sex, no swearing just some catchy songs, a happy ending, and a beautiful cast. "Hurry little fishes, hurry if you can - You will find a welcome, in my frying pan!" Perhaps the film should be remade casting Paris Hilton in the lead role as Anne. It is impossible to find a copy on DVD or video, but it would be great to see films such as these relaunched as a box set - I'm sure there are plenty of this era and genre.

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tsutherland-1

1958/06/15

An overlooked gem of a film, with beautiful music and superb performances.This film was one of the top grossing films of the year, and its theme song, Wonderful Things, was top of the charts.The story of a fisherman in Gibralter who falls in love with a beautiful young English girl is told with wonderful grace and humor. It is almost impossible to find this film, and I have never managed to track down a DVD or VHS recording.The producers should release it again by 2008 to celebrate the 50th anniversary!

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