Two and Two Make Six
| Two and Two Make Six | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Freddie Francis |
| Written by | Monja Danischewsky |
| Produced by | Monja Danischewsky |
| Starring | George Chakiris |
| Cinematography | Desmond Dickinson Ronnie Taylor |
| Edited by | Peter Taylor |
| Music by | Norrie Paramor |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Bryanston Films (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 89 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £116,401[1] |
Two and Two Make Six, also known as A Change of Heart and The Girl Swappers, is a 1962 black and white British romantic comedy film directed by Freddie Francis and starring George Chakiris and Janette Scott.[2]
Premise
American serviceman Larry is serving in England when he goes absent without leave. After accidentally knocking out a sergeant sent to arrest him he goes on the run with a girl, Julie, riding a motorcycle around rural England. At a transport cafe, due to parallel bikes and leathers as seen from the back, she gets on the pillion of the wrong motorcycle (that of Tom Bennett), and her counterpart Irene gets on Larry's bike. Both girls realise their mistake ten minutes later.
Both couples return to the cafe to resolve it. Tom is ridiculed at the counter. Larry returns but speeds off when he sees a police car. One couple go to Sevenhills and one to Westport.
Tom heads to his Aunt Phoebe, who runs a college for young ladies in Sevenhills. Aunt Phoebe is immediately confused and thinks a love triangle is on the cards.
Larry takes Irene to a hotel, but they are suspicious and refuse to give him a room. Eventually Ted, a barman, gives them a tip of a hotel which will take them.
Cast
- George Chakiris as Larry Currado
- Janette Scott as Irene
- Alfred Lynch as Thomas 'Tom' Ernest Bennett
- Jocelyn Lane as Julie Matthews
- Athene Seyler as Aunt Phoebe Tonks
- Bernard Braden as Sergeant Sokolow
- Malcolm Keen as Harry Stoneham
- Ambrosine Phillpotts as Lady Smith-Adams
- Jack MacGowran as Night Porter
- Robert Ayres as Colonel Robert Thompson
- Edward Evans as Mack
- Harry Locke as Ted
- Jeremy Lloyd as Bowler-hatted young man
- Marianne Stone as Grand Hotel day receptionist
Production
It was based on an idea of a producer after he saw two people out riding.[3]
Reception
The film received poor reviews and recorded a loss of £53,000.[4]
References
- ^ Petrie, Duncan James (2017). "Bryanston Films : An Experiment in Cooperative Independent Production and Distribution" (PDF). Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television: 7. ISSN 1465-3451.
- ^ http://www.allmovie.com/work/a-change-of-heart-86954
- ^ Champ, John (6 July 1961). "Production". Kinematograph Weekly. p. 18.
- ^ Petrie p 14
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