All Neat in Black Stockings


1h 39m 1969
All Neat in Black Stockings

Brief Synopsis

A small comedy drama about the adventures of a window cleaner in London.

Film Details

Genre
Drama
Adaptation
Comedy
Release Date
Jan 1969
Premiere Information
New York opening: 17 Sep 1969
Production Company
Anglo Amalgamated Productions; Miron Films
Distribution Company
National General Pictures Corporation
Country
United Kingdom
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel All Neat in Black Stockings by Jane Gaskell (London, 1966).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 39m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Eastmancolor)

Synopsis

Ginger, a 20-year-old window cleaner working at a hospital in London, is a devoted girl-chaser who shares his women with his best friend, Dwyer. While Ginger is at a pub with Babette, a nurse at the hospital, Dwyer becomes infatuated with Jill, an innocent-looking young woman. He begins to pursue her by dating her roommate Carole, and eventually he persuades her to go out with him. Meanwhile, Ginger is taking care of the house and pets of Old Gunge, a patient in the hospital, and moves into the elderly man's mansion along with his pregnant sister, her husband, Issur, and Issur's mistress, Jocasta. One evening Ginger returns to the mansion with Jill to find that Issur is holding a wild party. He asks Dwyer to take care of Jill while he gets rid of the rowdy guests and returns to discover that Dwyer has seduced Jill. Ginger's troubles increase when Issur runs away with Jocasta, and Old Gunge comes home to find his house a disaster. Sis is allowed to stay on as the housekeeper, but Ginger is banished. Jill visits Ginger and informs him that she is pregnant, and Ginger agrees to marry her. Jill's domineering mother immediately insists that they live with her. The baby's birth further discourages Ginger, and he has a drunken sexual encounter with his mother-in-law, who henceforth caters to his every need. Back to his old ways again, Ginger sees a pretty waitress at lunch and takes pursuit.

Film Details

Genre
Drama
Adaptation
Comedy
Release Date
Jan 1969
Premiere Information
New York opening: 17 Sep 1969
Production Company
Anglo Amalgamated Productions; Miron Films
Distribution Company
National General Pictures Corporation
Country
United Kingdom
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel All Neat in Black Stockings by Jane Gaskell (London, 1966).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 39m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Eastmancolor)

Quotes

Trivia

Notes

Opened in London in April 1969; running time: 99 min.

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Fall September 17, 1969

Released in United States Fall September 17, 1969