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An Alligator Named Daisy
An Alligator Named Daisy

An Alligator Named Daisy

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ComedyRomance

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Returning from a cricket match in Ireland, Peter Weston gains a pet alligator from another passenger who abandons it with him. He is horrified and while his first instinct is to get rid of it he develops a relationship with a young Irishwoman who appears to be entwined with the reptile. He soon discovers that Daisy is tame and seems to be the way to Moira's heart.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

85 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

13 December 1955

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Donald Sinden

Donald Sinden

Peter Weston

Diana Dors

Diana Dors

Vanessa Colebrook

Jeannie Carson

Jeannie Carson

Moira O'Shannon

James Robertson Justice

James Robertson Justice

Sir James Colebrook

Roland Culver

Roland Culver

Colonel Geoffrey Weston

Stanley Holloway

Stanley Holloway

The General

Avice Landone

Avice Landone

Mrs. Weston

Richard Wattis

Richard Wattis

Hoskins

Stephen Boyd

Stephen Boyd

Albert O'Shannon

Margaret Rutherford

Margaret Rutherford

Prudence Croquet

Frankie Howerd

Frankie Howerd

M.C. at Alligator Rally (uncredited)

Henry Kendall

Henry Kendall

Valet

Michael Shepley

Michael Shepley

The Judge

Wilfrid Lawson

Wilfrid Lawson

Irishman (uncredited)

Ernest Thesiger

Ernest Thesiger

Notcher (uncredited)

Carol White

Carol White

Girl (uncredited)

Ronnie Stevens

Ronnie Stevens

Singer (uncredited)

Charles Carson

Charles Carson

Wilfred Smethers (uncredited)

Joan Hickson

Joan Hickson

Piano Customer (uncredited)

Maurice Kaufmann

Maurice Kaufmann

Ed (uncredited)

Violet Farebrother

Violet Farebrother

Woman in Wheelchair (uncredited)

Edie Martin

Edie Martin

Wheelchair Pusher (uncredited)

Martin Miller

Martin Miller

Bandleader at Alligator Rally (uncredited)

Prince Monolulu

Prince Monolulu

Prince Monolulu (uncredited)

Nicholas Parsons

Nicholas Parsons

News Interviewer (uncredited)

Tony Selby

Tony Selby

Boy with Stick (uncredited)

Bill Shine

Bill Shine

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Guy Standeven

Guy Standeven

Man Dancing at Party (uncredited)

George Woodbridge

George Woodbridge

PC Jorkins (uncredited)

Victor Harrington

Victor Harrington

Man in Music Shop (uncredited)

Harry Green

Harry Green

Irving J. Rosenbloom (uncredited)

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