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The Captain's Paradise (1953) was a Comedy - Romance Film directed by Anthony Kimmins and produced by Anthony Kimmins.

Academy Awards 1953 --- Ceremony Number 26 (source: AMPAS)

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Best WritingAlec CoppelNominated
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THE CAPTAIN'S PARADISE

By Dan Day, Jr. on Oct 5, 2024 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

Among my recent purchases from Edward R. Hamilton Booksellers was a $6 DVD, a Kino double feature of two 1950s British comedies starring Alec Guinness, one of my favorite actors. Today I'll be discussing THE CAPTAIN'S PARADISE, a 1953 film produced & directed by Anthony Kimmins. THE CAPTAIN'S PA... Read full article


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Professional dancer Yvonne De Carlo persuaded director Anthony Kimmins to talk Alec Guinness into doing the mambo with her in a night club sequence. Guinness, not usually thought of as a physical actor, consented to a week's worth of dance lessons from De Carlo and the sequence is one of the film's highlights.
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