Made in Heaven (1952)
Directed by John Paddy Carstairs
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Made in Heaven is predicated on one of Britain's most curious annual traditions. During the yearly Dunmow Flitch, a side of bacon is awarded to any married couple who can prove at a public trial that their union has been happy and argument-free for a full year. Among the contestants depicted herein are the members of the Topham family: husband (Charles Victor), wife (Sophie Stewart), son (David Tomlinson), daughter-in-law (Petula Clark) and grandfather (A. E. Mathews). Into this household arrives a saucy Hungarian maidservant (Sonja Ziemann), sending the menfolk into a tizzy. No surprises here, just plenty of laughs--and in Technicolor, to boot.
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Britain, community, complications, contest, couple, flirtation, honeymoon, love-triangle, maid, marriage, mother, newlywed, suspicion, townspeople, tradition, village