I think this is what they call a "loose" adaptation - this time of Kingsley Amis' eponymous novel - that follows the largely mis-adventures of young schoolmaster Ian Carmichael ("Jim Dixon") as he tries to teach his pupils, keep his job, arrange a vice-chancellor's ceremony and get the girl! The comedy is quickly paced, if a bit too obvious for my liking, and a great ensemble of British stalwarts including Hugh Griffith as his boss ("Prof. Welch) who bears a startling resemblance to the school gargoyle; Sharon Acker as the object of his clumsy affections ("Christine"), Margaret Connell, Reginald Beckwith and a scene-stealing performance from Terry-Thomas as the gently obnoxious "Bertrand" keep this heading, albeit somewhat bumpily, in the right direction until a bit of an excruciating ending. It's unlikely fans of the book with appreciate Patrick Campbell's adaptation here, but it's still a watchable semi-farce with some good efforts to enjoy.
Lucky Jim (1957)
A Rollicking Lampoon of University High- and Low-Life!
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What is Lucky Jim (1957) about?
Jim Dixon feels anything but lucky. At the university he has to do the bidding of absent-minded and boring Professor Welch to have any hope of keeping his job. Worse, he has managed to get entangled with unexciting but neurotic Margaret Peel, a friend of the Professor's. All-in-all, the pub is the only friendly place to be. His misery is completed at a dreadful weekend gathering of the Welch clan by the arrival of son Bertrand. Not so much that Betrand is loud-mouthed and boorish - which he is - but that he has as companion Christine Callaghan, the sort of marvellous and unattainable woman Jim can only dream about.
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- Stars:
- Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas, Hugh Griffith, Sharon Acker
- Production:
- British Lion Films, Charter Film Productions, Boulting Brothers
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- Languages:
- English
- IMDb:
- tt0050660
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Who stars in Lucky Jim (1957)?
Ian Carmichael as Jim Dixon, Terry-Thomas as Bertrand Welch, Hugh Griffith as Professor Welch, Sharon Acker as Christine Callaghan, Jean Anderson as Mrs. Welch, Maureen Connell as Margaret Peel, Clive Morton as Sir Hector Gore-Urquhart, John Welsh as The Principal (as John Welch).
Jim Dixon
Bertrand Welch
Professor Welch
Christine Callaghan
Mrs. Welch
Margaret Peel
Sir Hector Gore-Urquhart
The Principal (as John Welch)
University Porter
Cyril Johns
Bill Atkinson
Registrar
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The cast of Lucky Jim includes Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas, Hugh Griffith, Sharon Acker and Jean Anderson.