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An entertaining trilogy of W. Somerset Maugham stories. The Ant and the Grasshopper is the tale of two brothers - one supported financially by the other, and how their intolerable situation finally comes to a head. Winter Cruise is about a talkative busybody on a cruise who drives the ship’s crew to search for a solution to shut her up once and for all. Finally, Gigolo and Gigolette is the story of a couple of married dare-devil circus performers, who reach crisis point in their lives
Original Release
06/11/1951
US Release
04/02/1952
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Nigel Patrick | Tom Ramsay / Tom Ramsay (segment "The Ant and the Grasshopper") |
| Roland Culver | George Ramsay / George Ramsay (segment "The Ant and the Grasshopper") |
| Alison Leggatt | Freda Ramsay / Freda Ramsay (segment "The Ant and the Grasshopper") |
| Peter Graves | Philip Cronshaw (segment "The Ant and the Grasshopper") / Philip Cronshaw |
| Margaret Withers | Mrs. Bateman / Mrs. Bateman (segment "The Ant and the Grasshopper") |
| Margaret Vyner | Gertrude Wilmot / Gertrude Wilmot (segment "The Ant and the Grasshopper") |
| Dorothy Bramhall | Secretary (segment "The Ant and the Grasshopper") / Secretary |
| Patricia Raine | Office Girl (segment "The Ant and the Grasshopper") / Office Girl |
| Campbell Cotts | Club Member (segment "The Ant and the Grasshopper") / Club Member |
| Michael Trubshawe | Ascot Man (segment "The Ant and the Grasshopper") / Ascot Man |
Directors
Harold French, Pat Jackson, Anthony Pelissier
Writers
W. Somerset Maugham, Eric Ambler, T.E.B. Clarke, Arthur Macrae
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Nigel Patrick | Tom Ramsay / Tom Ramsay (segment "The Ant and the Grasshopper") |
| Roland Culver | George Ramsay / George Ramsay (segment "The Ant and the Grasshopper") |
| Alison Leggatt | Freda Ramsay / Freda Ramsay (segment "The Ant and the Grasshopper") |
| Peter Graves | Philip Cronshaw (segment "The Ant and the Grasshopper") / Philip Cronshaw |
| Margaret Withers | Mrs. Bateman / Mrs. Bateman (segment "The Ant and the Grasshopper") |
| Margaret Vyner | Gertrude Wilmot / Gertrude Wilmot (segment "The Ant and the Grasshopper") |
| Dorothy Bramhall | Secretary (segment "The Ant and the Grasshopper") / Secretary |
| Patricia Raine | Office Girl (segment "The Ant and the Grasshopper") / Office Girl |
| Campbell Cotts | Club Member (segment "The Ant and the Grasshopper") / Club Member |
| Michael Trubshawe | Ascot Man (segment "The Ant and the Grasshopper") / Ascot Man |
| Kay Walsh | Miss Molly Reid (segment "Winter Cruise") / Miss Molly Reid |
| Noel Purcell | Tom, Captain (segment "Winter Cruise") / Tom, Captain |
| Ronald Squire | Doctor (segment "Winter Cruise") / Doctor |
| John Laurie | Andrews, Engineer (segment "Winter Cruise") / Andrews, Engineer |
| Jacques François | Pierre, French Steward (segment "Winter Cruise") / Pierre, French Steward |
| John Horsley | Joe, Mate (segment "Winter Cruise") / Joe, Mate |
| Joan Harben | Miss Nora Price (segment "Winter Cruise") / Miss Nora Price |
| Brenda Hogan | Young Wife (segment "Winter Cruise") / Young Wife |
| Vincent Ball | Young Husband (segment "Winter Cruise") / Young Husband |
| Carol Wolveridge | Little Girl (segment "Winter Cruise") / Little Girl |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Earl St. John | Executive Producer |
| Antony Darnborough | Producer |
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