What the Swedish Butler Saw is a 1975 Swedish-American erotic sex comedy film directed by Vernon P. Becker and starring Ole Søltoft, Sue Longhurst, Malou Cartwright and Diana Dors. It is known by several alternative titles including A Man with a Maid, The Groove Room and Champagnegalopp.[2] The film is loosely based on the 1908 erotic novel The Way of a Man with a Maid.
| What the Swedish Butler Saw | |
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| Directed by | Vernon P. Becker |
| Written by | Vernon P. Becker Barry E. Downes |
| Based on | The Way of a Man with a Maid by Anonymous |
| Produced by | Inge Ivarson |
| Starring | Ole Søltoft Sue Longhurst Malou Cartwright Diana Dors |
| Cinematography | Tony Forsberg |
| Edited by | Ingemar Ejve |
Production companies | Film AB Robur Unicorn Enterprises |
| Distributed by | Independent International Pictures |
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Running time | 73 minutes[1] |
| Countries | Sweden United States |
| Language | English |
During the 3-D revival of the 1980s, the film was re-released under the title Tickled Pink, but the release did keep the Swedish Butler credit sequence intact.
The film was shot in Stereoscopic 3-D at studios in Stockholm with exteriors in Denmark.
Premise
editIn Victorian London, a young aristocrat, Jack Armstrong, is desperate to win the love of his beloved, the greedy Lady Alice Faversham.[3][4] Jack buys an insane asylum to turn into a "love nest", unaware that Jack the Ripper still lives there.
Cast
edit- Sue Longhurst as Alice Faversham
- Ole Søltoft as Jack Armstrong
- Malou Cartwright as Penny
- Diana Dors as Madame Helena
- Charlie Elvegård as Samson
- Martin Young as Jack the Ripper
- Steven Lund as young Jack
- Joe Grey as Judge Pettibone
- Larry Leonard as Mr. Pendleton
- Peter Rose as Reverend Faversham
- Julie Bernby as Mrs. Faversham
- Barbara Hart as Mrs. Armstrong
- Gil Holmes as Mr. Armstrong
- Tina Monell as Marion Faversham
Production
editIt was one of a number of sex comedies starring Diana Dors.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "WHAT THE SWEDISH BUTLER SAW! (X)". Entertainment Film Distributors. British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ^ BFI Groove Street
- ^ Donald C. Willis, Horror and science fiction films II, Scarecrow Press, 1982, ISBN 0-8108-1517-6, p.161
- ^ R. M. Hayes, 3-D movies: a history and filmography of stereoscopic cinema, McFarland, 1998, ISBN 0-7864-0578-3, p.205
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (September 7, 2020). "A Tale of Two Blondes: Diana Dors and Belinda Lee". Filmink.