Value for Money


Value for Money is a 1955 British comedy film directed by Ken Annakin and starring John Gregson, Donald Pleasence, Leslie Phillips, Joan Hickson, Derek Farr and Diana Dors.

Premise

A wealthy young man from Yorkshire visits a London after his father's death. He goes to a nightclub and meets a performer. She decides to take him for every penny he is worth, and he decides to let her.

Cast

The film was based on a novel by Derrick Boothroyd was published in 1953.
Producer Sergei Nolbandov did not want Diana Dors in the movie but Ken Annakin, who had directed the actor in Vote for Huggett, insisted. She was paid £8,000.
Filming started 28 December 1954. It was the first film shot under Rank's new program to shoot everything in Vista Vision. Filming took place at Pinewood Studios. Much of the Yorkshire location filming was in Batley, West Riding of Yorkshire, historically an area within the Heavy Woollen District.

Reception

Variety said the film will "give considerable amusement to unsophisticated local audiences, but which, may find it tough sledding in the Overseas territory. In the U. S,, particularly, the Yorkshire dialect will not be a selling aid. This is a modestly amusing piece, staged on a bigger scale than the story would seem to warrant, and offering a touch of spectacle in a couple of song and dance numbers."