The Spare Tyres
| The Spare Tyres | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Michael J. Lane |
| Screenplay by | Donald Churchill |
| Produced by | Kenneth Cowan |
| Starring | Terence Alexander Frank Finlay |
| Cinematography | Lewis Mcleod |
| Edited by | Michael J. Lane |
| Music by | Hugo de Groot |
Production company | Sandpiper Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 27 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Spare Tyres is a 1967 British short comedy film directed by Michael J. Lane and featuring Terence Alexander, Judy Franklin, Pauline Yates, and Frank Finlay.[1] It was written by Donald Churchill and produced by Kenneth Cowan for Sandpiper Films.
Plot
Dennis and his wife move to a new house. Discovering a pair of old tyres in the garden, he spends the rest of the day trying, unsuccessfully, to get rid of them.
Cast
- Terence Alexander as Dennis
- Frank Finlay as council foreman
- Judy Franklin
- Kenneth Cowan
- Julia Jones
- Marika Morley
- Max Butterfield
- Tenniel Evans
- Donald Churchill
- Pauline Yates
Reception
In 1968 Kine Weekly wrote: "The comedy is light and slight, mostly amusing and appropriately kept down to 27 minutes. Very useful British filler."[2]
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote in 1978: "Desperately unfunny programme filler, unaccountably revived after ten years on the shelf. The 'humour' is largely a matter of telegraphed sight gags (sample: a runaway milk float is labelled 'U.D.D.A. Dairies'); cast mug, grimace and generally look uncomfortable."[3]
References
- ^ "The Spare Tyres". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "The Spare Tyres". Kine Weekly. Vol. 3182, no. 616. 5 October 1968. p. 17. ProQuest 2587858614.
- ^ "The Spare Tyres". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 45 (528): 104. 1 January 1978. ProQuest 1305832564.