The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Joseph Mcgrath
Shirley Maclaine
Richard Attenborough
James Booth
Freddie Jones
William Rushton
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Robert Blossom, an over-worked English brassiere manufacturer, spends his spare hours "conducting" great symphony recordings while his neglected wife Harriet busies herself with painting and needlework. One day Harriet's sewing machine breaks down, and Robert sends a factory worker, Ambrose Tuttle, to repair it. Upon discovering that she shares a wildly imaginative fantasy life with Ambrose, Harriet installs him in her attic and conceals his presence from Robert. While Scotland Yard searches for the missing factory worker, Ambrose divides his time between studying a wide variety of self-education books and recreating with Harriet great love stories of the past. As the years pass, Ambrose's newfound talents enable him to transform the attic into a beautifully designed showplace; while Robert, driven to distraction by strange noises and by articles missing from his home, consults a psychiatrist. The strain proves too much for Robert, and he eventually collapses and is hospitalized. Utilizing his self-taught knowledge of investments and banking, Ambrose passes stock market tips on to Harriet who, in turn, forwards them to Robert. Inevitably, Robert amasses a fortune and quickly proceeds to perfect the international brassiere. When he decides to move to a home without an attic in Geneva, Ambrose sabotages a convention by arranging for Robert's inflatable brassieres to swell to such enormous proportions that the wearers float skyward. After being forced to return home, Robert finally discovers the truth about the man who has lived in his attic for nearly 4 years. Announcing his intention of returning to his first love, music, Robert divorces his wife and gives Ambrose and Harriet his factory for a wedding present. Before long, it is the over-worked Ambrose who leaves for work each morning, while Harriet pushes a button to summon her new lover, Robert, up from the basement.
Director
Joseph Mcgrath
Cast
Shirley Maclaine
Richard Attenborough
James Booth
Freddie Jones
William Rushton
Bob Monkhouse
Patricia Routledge
John Bluthal
Harry Towb
Barry Humphries
Michael Segal
Sandra Caron
Sheila Steafel
Clive Dunn
Frank Thornton
Geraldine Sherman
Julian Chagrin
John Cleese
Bruce Lacey
Tony Grey
Douglas Grey
Leslie Dwyer
Ronnie Brody
Bob Godfrey
John Mulgrew
Marjorie Gresley
Freddie Earlle
Marianne Stone
Keith Smith
The New Vaudeville Band
Crew
Bill Alexander
David Bessgrove
Laurie Clarkson
Alec Coppel
Trevor Crole-rees
Assheton Gorton
Michael Guest
David Hawkins
Bernadette Ibbetson
George Lack
Norman Newell
Denis Norden
Riz Ortolani
Riz Ortolani
Richard Parker
Jocelyn Rickards
Bridget Sellers
Josef Shaftel
Josef Shaftel
Ralph Sheldon
Fred Slark
Geoff Stephens
Geoffrey Unsworth
Margaret Unsworth
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
The film is (loosely) based on a real incident. In the late 1910s and early 1920s, Dolly Oesterreich kept her lover, Otto Sanhuber in the attic where he lived for many years. Her husband Fred ran a company that made aprons. Otto even moved with the couple from Milwaukee to Los Angeles to stay above his lover. Unfortunately, the real story doesn't have the happy ending of the movie.
Notes
Released in Great Britain in December 1968. Location scenes filmed in London.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video May 28, 1992
Released in United States September 25, 1968
Released in United States Summer September 1, 1968
Released in United States on Video May 28, 1992
Released in United States Summer September 1, 1968
Released in United States September 25, 1968
