Left Right and Centre
Left Right and Centre is a 1959 British satirical comedy film directed by Sidney Gilliat and starring Ian Carmichael, Patricia Bredin, Richard Wattis, Eric Barker and Alastair Sim. It was produced by Frank Launder. A political comedy, it follows the events of a by-election in a small English town.
Plot
Robert Wilcot, a popular television personality, is selected as the Conservative candidate for the provincial town of Earndale in the upcoming by-election. His selection is mostly due to the influence of his uncle, Lord Wilcot, a powerful local figure. His opponent is to be Stella Stoker, a fishmonger's daughter with a degree from the London School of Economics who has been chosen to stand for the Labour Party.
More details
| author | Val Valentine |
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| contentLocation | England London |
| director | Sidney Gilliat |
| editor | Gerry Hambling |
| genre | comedy political |
| keywords | bluestocking conservative conservative party country house embarrass falling in love fishmonger hustings kiss labour party london school of economics maze rotten and pocket boroughs rotten borough run shout shouting match stump stump speech television true identity |
| musicBy | Humphrey Searle |
| producer | Frank Launder Leslie Gilliat |
| publisher | British Lion Film Corporation |
| theme | romantic comedy satirical |