''Three Hats for Lisa'' or ''One Day in London'' is a 1965 British
musical
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comedy film
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directed by
Sidney Hayers
Sidney Hayers (24 August 1921 – 8 February 2000) was a British film and television director, writer and producer.
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Hayers began his career as a film editor. Among the films he directed are ''Circus of Horrors'' (196 ...
and starring
Joe Brown,
Sid James
Sidney James (born Solomon Joel Cohen; 8 May 1913 – 26 April 1976) was a British actor and comedian whose career encompassed radio, television, stage and screen. He was best known for numerous roles in the Carry On film series.
Born to a mid ...
,
Sophie Hardy
Sophie Hardy is a French actress
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,
Una Stubbs
Una Stubbs (1 May 1937 – 12 August 2021) was an English actress, television personality and dancer who appeared on British television and in the theatre, and occasionally in films. She became known after appearing in the film '' Summer Holiday ...
and Dave Nelson.
Plot
Three young
Cockney
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s take a day off work to meet Lisa Milan, an Italian movie star, at
Heathrow airport
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. She travels with them and their taxi driver in search of some typically British hats. The rule of the game is to steal a hat from its wearer. Lisa wants a
bobby
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People
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* Bobby (actress), from Bangladesh
* Bobby (rapper) (born 1995), from South Korea
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's helmet, a businessman's
bowler, and the
bearskin
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cap off a
palace guard
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. A musical chase ensues around
Swinging Sixties
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London, evading press and police.
Cast
*
Joe Brown - Johnny Howjego
*
Sophie Hardy
Sophie Hardy is a French actress
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, ...
- Lisa Milan
*
Una Stubbs
Una Stubbs (1 May 1937 – 12 August 2021) was an English actress, television personality and dancer who appeared on British television and in the theatre, and occasionally in films. She became known after appearing in the film '' Summer Holiday ...
- Flora
*
Sid James
Sidney James (born Solomon Joel Cohen; 8 May 1913 – 26 April 1976) was a British actor and comedian whose career encompassed radio, television, stage and screen. He was best known for numerous roles in the Carry On film series.
Born to a mid ...
- Sid Marks
* Dave Nelson - Sammy
*
Peter Bowles
Peter Bowles (16 October 1936 – 17 March 2022) was an English television and stage actor. He gained prominence for television dramas such as '' Callan: A Magnum for Schneider'' and ''I, Claudius''. He is however, best remembered for his roles ...
- Pepper
* Seymour Green - Signor Molfino
* Josephine Blake - Miss Penny
*
Jeremy Lloyd
John Jeremy Lloyd, OBE (22 July 1930 – 23 December 2014) was an English writer, screenwriter, author, poet and actor. He was the co-writer of several successful British sitcoms, including ''Are You Being Served?'' and '' 'Allo 'Allo!''.
Ea ...
- Guards Officer
*
Michael Brennan - Police Sergeant
*
Eric Barker
Eric Leslie Barker (12 February 1912 – 1 June 1990) was an English comedy actor. He is most remembered for his roles in the popular British ''Carry On'' films, although he only appeared in the early films in the series, apart from returning f ...
- Station Sergeant
* Howard Douglas - Cinema caretaker
*
Dickie Owen
Dickie Owen (26 March 1927 – 7 April 2015) was a British actor primarily known for his roles in '' Zulu'', ''The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb'' and ''The Mummy's Shroud
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- Policeman
*
Norman Mitchell
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Born in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, his father was a mining engineer and his mother a ...
- Truck driver
*
Arnold Bell
Arnold Bell (23 May 1901 – 12 March 1988) was a British actor.
Selected filmography
* ''Convict 99'' (1919) - Warder Gannawy
* '' Doctor Josser K.C.'' (1931)
* '' Josser in the Army'' (1932) - Becker
* ''Doss House'' (1933) - Reporter
* '' ...
- Hilton Doorman
*
Barrie Gosney
Barrie Gosney (1926, Surrey – 24 January 2008) was a British television, film and theatrical actor.
In a career spanning five decades, Gosney played roles in ''Up Pompeii'', ''Last of the Summer Wine'', ''Believe Nothing'', ''Time Gentlemen P ...
- Reporter
Musical numbers
All songs were written by
Leslie Bricusse
Leslie Bricusse OBE (; 29 January 1931 – 19 October 2021) was a British composer, lyricist, and playwright who worked on theatre musicals and wrote theme music for films. He was best known for writing the music and lyrics for the films ''Do ...
* "This is a Special Day" (written by Leslie Bricusse and Robin Beaumont)
Performed by Joe Brown
* "The Boy on the Corner of the Street Where I Live"
Performed by Una Stubbs, Sandra Hampton and Beth McDonald
* "Something Tells Me (I Shouldn’t Do This)"
Performed by Joe Brown, Una Stubbs and Dave Nelson
* "I'm the King of the Castle"
Performed by Joe Brown, Una Stubbs and Dave Nelson
* "Bermondsey"
Performed by Joe Brown, Sophie Hardy, Sid James, Una Stubbs and Dave Nelson
* "L O N D O N (London Town)"
Performed by Joe Brown, Sophie Hardy, Sid James, Una Stubbs and Dave Nelson
* "Three Hats for Lisa"
Performed by Joe Brown, Sophie Hardy, Sid James, Una Stubbs and Dave Nelson
* "Two Cockney Kids"
Performed by Joe Brown and Una Stubbs
* "Have You Heard About Johnny Howjego?"
Performed by Sid James, Una Stubbs and Dave Nelson and chorus
* "That's What Makes A Girl A Girl"
Performed by Joe Brown, Sophie Hardy, Sid James, Una Stubbs and Dave Nelson
* "I Fell in Love With An Englishman"
Performed by Sophie Hardy
* "A Man's World"
Performed by Sophie Hardy
* "Covent Garden"
Performed by Joe Brown, Sophie Hardy, Sid James, Una Stubbs and Dave Nelson and chorus
* "One Day in London"
Performed by Chorus
* "St. Patrick's Day" (traditional)
performed by the
Band of the Irish Guards
The Band of the Irish Guards is one of five bands in the Foot Guards Regiments in the Household Division whose main role is to guard the British monarch. The Band supports the Regiment by providing the musical backing to which much of the ceremo ...
References
External links
1965 films
British musical comedy films
1965 musical comedy films
Films directed by Sidney Hayers
Films shot at Pinewood Studios
Films with screenplays by Talbot Rothwell
1960s English-language films
1960s British films
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