1975 film by Vernon P. Becker
What the Swedish Butler Saw Directed by Vernon P. Becker Written by Vernon P. Becker Barry E. Downes Based on The Way of a Man with a Maid by AnonymousProduced by Inge Ivarson Starring Ole Søltoft Sue Longhurst Malou CartwrightDiana Dors Cinematography Tony Forsberg Edited by Ingemar Ejve Production companies
Film AB Robur Unicorn Enterprises
Distributed by Independent International Pictures Release date
February 17, 1975 (1975-02-17 ) (Sweden)
Running time
73 minutes[ 1] Countries Sweden United States Language English
What the Swedish Butler Saw is a 1975 Swedish-American erotic sex comedy film directed by Vernon P. Becker and starring Ole Søltoft , Sue Longhurst , Malou Cartwright and Diana Dors . It is known by several alternative titles including A Man with a Maid , The Groove Room and Champagnegalopp .[ 2] The film is loosely based on the 1908 erotic novel The Way of a Man with a Maid .
During the 3-D revival of the 1980s, the film was re-released under the title Tickled Pink , but the release did keep the Swedish Butler credit sequence intact.
The film was shot in Stereoscopic 3-D at studios in Stockholm with exteriors in Denmark .
Premise
In Victorian London , a young aristocrat, Jack Armstrong, is desperate to win the love of his beloved, the greedy Lady Alice Faversham.[ 3] [ 4] Jack buys an insane asylum to turn into a "love nest", unaware that Jack the Ripper still lives there.
Cast
Sue Longhurst as Alice Faversham
Ole Søltoft as Jack Armstrong
Malou Cartwright as Penny
Diana Dors as Madame Helena
Charlie Elvegård as Samson
Martin Young as Jack the Ripper
Steven Lund as young Jack
Joe Grey as Judge Pettibone
Larry Leonard as Mr. Pendleton
Peter Rose as Reverend Faversham
Julie Bernby as Mrs. Faversham
Barbara Hart as Mrs. Armstrong
Gil Holmes as Mr. Armstrong
Tina Monell as Marion Faversham
Production
It was one of a number of sex comedies starring Diana Dors.[ 5]
See also
References
^ "WHAT THE SWEDISH BUTLER SAW! (X)" . Entertainment Film Distributors . British Board of Film Classification . Retrieved August 12, 2013 .
^ BFI Groove Street
^ Donald C. Willis, Horror and science fiction films II , Scarecrow Press , 1982, ISBN 0-8108-1517-6 , p.161
^ R. M. Hayes, 3-D movies: a history and filmography of stereoscopic cinema , McFarland, 1998, ISBN 0-7864-0578-3 , p.205
^ Vagg, Stephen (September 7, 2020). "A Tale of Two Blondes: Diana Dors and Belinda Lee" . Filmink .
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