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What the Swedish Butler Saw

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"A Man with a Maid" redirects here. For the Victorian erotic novel, seeThe Way of a Man with a Maid.
What the Swedish Butler Saw
Directed byVernon P. Becker
Written byVernon P. Becker
Barry E. Downes
Based onThe Way of a Man with a Maid
by Anonymous
Produced byInge Ivarson
StarringOle Søltoft
Sue Longhurst
Malou Cartwright
Diana Dors
CinematographyTony Forsberg
Edited byIngemar Ejve
Production
companies
Film AB Robur
Unicorn Enterprises
Distributed byIndependent International Pictures
Release date
  • February 17, 1975(1975-02-17)(Sweden)
Running time
73 minutes[1]
CountriesSweden
United States
LanguageEnglish

What the Swedish Butler Sawis a 1975 Swedish-Americaneroticsex comedyfilm directed byVernon P. Beckerand starringOle Søltoft,Sue Longhurst,Malou Cartwright andDiana Dors.It is known by severalalternative titlesincludingA Man with a Maid,The Groove RoomandChampagnegalopp.[2]The film is loosely based on the 1908 erotic novelThe Way of a Man with a Maid.

During the 3-D revival of the 1980s, the film was re-released under the titleTickled Pink,but the release did keep theSwedish Butlercredit sequence intact.

The film was shot in Stereoscopic 3-D at studios inStockholmwith exteriors inDenmark.

Premise

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InVictorianLondon,a young aristocrat, Jack Armstrong, is desperate to win the love of his beloved, the greedy Lady Alice Faversham.[3][4]Jack buys aninsane asylumto turn into a "love nest", unaware thatJack the Ripperstill lives there.

Cast

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  • Sue Longhurstas Alice Faversham
  • Ole Søltoftas Jack Armstrong
  • Malou Cartwright as Penny
  • Diana Dorsas Madame Helena
  • Charlie Elvegård as Samson
  • Martin Youngas Jack the Ripper
  • Steven Lund as young Jack
  • Joe Grey as Judge Pettibone
  • Larry Leonard as Mr. Pendleton
  • Peter Roseas Reverend Faversham
  • Julie Bernby as Mrs. Faversham
  • Barbara Hartas Mrs. Armstrong
  • Gil Holmes as Mr. Armstrong
  • Tina Monell as Marion Faversham

Production

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It was one of a number of sex comedies starring Diana Dors.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^"WHAT THE SWEDISH BUTLER SAW!(X) ".Entertainment Film Distributors.British Board of Film Classification.RetrievedAugust 12,2013.
  2. ^BFIGroove Street
  3. ^Donald C. Willis,Horror and science fiction films II,Scarecrow Press,1982,ISBN0-8108-1517-6,p.161
  4. ^R. M. Hayes,3-D movies: a history and filmography of stereoscopic cinema,McFarland, 1998,ISBN0-7864-0578-3,p.205
  5. ^Vagg, Stephen (September 7, 2020)."A Tale of Two Blondes: Diana Dors and Belinda Lee".Filmink.
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