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June 2010
Blu-ray/DVD: The Adelphi Collection: Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary (1953) + My Wife’s Lodger (1952) is released 21 June 2010
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This second release of the BFI's pioneering Adelphi Collection, brings together two films directed by Maurice Elvey.
Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? (1953)
In this juicy, fast-moving bedroom farce - featuring a sizzling performance from a young Diana Dors - American Army pilot Laurie Vining (Bonar Colleano), on leave in London for his honeymoon, is hoping for a little rest and recreation. But his idyllic bliss is shattered abruptly when his stunning ex, Candy - saucily played with mischievous relish by Dors - unexpectedly arrives at his hotel, insisting that they're still man and wife. Under pressure to think quick and act fast, he enlists the assistance of his gum-chewing, wisecracking co-pilot Hank Hanlon (Sid James) and nervous, girl-shy lawyer Frank Betterton (David Tomlinson). But his troubles have only just begun.
My Wife's Lodger (1952)
This finds hapless soldier, Willie Higginbotham (Dominic Roche) returning home after six years hoping for a hero's welcome only to find that his home has become a boarding-house and Roger the Lodger (Leslie Dwyer) has got his arms around his wife and his feet under the table, while Willie's ditzy daughter Eunice (Diana Dors) only wants to sing, dance and jitterbug!
Extras
Fully illustrated booklet with detailed film notes and original promotional materials
March 2010
Blu-ray/DVD: The Adelphi Collection: Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary (1953) + My Wife’s Lodger (1952) – released 21 June 2010
The second release in the BFI’s recently launched Adelphi Collection, showcasing long-neglected works produced by this family-run British film studio, is a double-bill of rare early Diana Dors comedies
Sept 09
I am pleased to announce that a new tribute site is being developed by fan, Danny, and is billed as 'Coming Soon'. We look forward to any promotion of the memory of Diana Dors...... If the quality of the holding page is anything to go by then, this is going to be a stylish site...
www.dianadorstribute.co.uk
DVD releases
August 2009: It is expected that the BFI will release at least two of the ADELPHI films Diana made in the 1950's, which have not been seen since their cinema release, onto DVD early in 2010.
The first two of the ADELPHI films to be restored and released have been two early Peter Sellers films. http://www.bfi.org.uk/about/media/releases/20090803_penny_points.pdf
The Great Game, Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary along with Miss Tulip Stays the Night were saved from obsurity when they family of Arthur Dent (ADELPHI founder) contacted the BFI to advise that 37 of their films along with associated documents (film stills, poster, advertising and even the contracts) were currently being stored in a garage and needed a secure home. ADELPHI retain all rights to the material and are working with the BFI to secure their release onto DVD.
Quenies Castle [1971-73] All three series have now been released and are available to buy via Amazon or eBay.
Shop At Sly Corner [1947] Has now been released and are available to buy via Amazon or eBay.
Tread Softly Stranger [1958] Has now been released and are available to buy via Amazon or eBay.
Lady Godiva Rides Again [1951] Has now been released and are available to buy via Amazon or eBay.
The Diana Dors ICON Collection DVD Box Set [2008] Features the Diana Dors films Yield to the Night, Lady Godiva Rides Again, Diamond City, A Boy, A Girl and a Bike, As Long as They're Happy and A Kid for Two Farthings. Also includes the Grandada TV documentary The Blonde Bombshell, starring Keely Hawes and Amanda Redman.
Books
August 2009: The Diana Dors pictorial came closer to production this month when the Dors estate secured essential copyright for Diana's images. The Dors estate are hopeful that this long awaited coffee table book full of glorious images of Diana, taken from the Dors Archive, and containing many personal and previously unseen photos will be available sometime next year. Let us know if you are interested by filing out the form on the 'Shop Dors' page.
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