Always a Bride (1953)

Always a Bride stars Terence Morgan as an officer of the British Treasury who tells himself he's a honest man. Then he falls in love with Peggy Cummins, the daughter of a jovial swindler (Ronald Squire). Using privileged information, Morgan conspires with the father to separate several people from their earnings, then abscond with the swag. Things get sticky when tougher criminals who play for keeps become involved in the scheme. Always a Bride is consistently fun to watch, even when the plot threatens to overwhelm the comedy

Director: Ralph Smart
Cast: Peggy Cummins, Terence Morgan, Ronald Squire, James Hayter, Marie Lohr, Geoffrey Sumner, David Hurst, Sebastian Cabot, Charles Goldner, Jacques B. Brunius, Jill Day, Jacques Brown, Dino Galvani, Geoffrey Goodheart, Mary Hinton, Eliot Makeham, Martin Benson, Robert Rietty




Victor Hemsley and his daughter, Clare ply their trade at swanky Riviera resorts, where they pose as a married couple - hence the title - and he 'disappears with all of her savings' and sympathetic money contributions pour in on her from the wealthy guests. She would prefer a more settled life and meets and falls in love with Terence Winch, an investigator for the British Treasury. He is ostracized by both the guests and the management as his job is to see that none of the British citizens spends more money than permitted by the government. Clare agrees to work with her father on one last scheme in which they 'sell' the hotel they're staying in in Nice. They pull it off, but are paid in counterfeit money and flee to Italy, followed closely by the police and Terence. James Hayter appears as the wealthiest man on the Riviera who is also England's best known tax dodger, while David Hurst is a petty thief who always fails and Charles Goldner is an amorous hotel manager

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