An Alligator Named Daisy
An Alligator Named Daisy

An Alligator Named Daisy

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1955
1h 25m
6.2(6 votes)
Comedy
Romance

Overview

Returning from a cricket match in Ireland, Peter Weston gains a pet alligator from another passenger who abandons it with him. He is horrified and while his first instinct is to get rid of it he develops a relationship with a young Irishwoman who appears to be entwined with the reptile. He soon discovers that Daisy is tame and seems to be the way to Moira's heart.

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31 members
Acting

Donald Sinden

Peter Weston

Donald Sinden
Acting

Diana Dors

Vanessa Colebrook

Diana Dors
Acting

Jeannie Carson

Moira O'Shannon

Jeannie Carson
Acting

James Robertson Justice

Sir James Colebrook

James Robertson Justice
Acting

Roland Culver

Colonel Geoffrey Weston

Roland Culver
Acting

Stanley Holloway

The General

Stanley Holloway
Acting

Avice Landone

Mrs. Weston

Avice Landone
Acting

Richard Wattis

Hoskins

Richard Wattis
Acting

Stephen Boyd

Albert O'Shannon

Stephen Boyd
Acting

Margaret Rutherford

Prudence Croquet

Margaret Rutherford
Acting

Frankie Howerd

M.C. at Alligator Rally (uncredited)

Frankie Howerd
Acting

Henry Kendall

Valet

Henry Kendall
Acting

Michael Shepley

The Judge

Michael Shepley
Acting

Wilfrid Lawson

Irishman (uncredited)

Wilfrid Lawson
Acting

Ernest Thesiger

Notcher (uncredited)

Ernest Thesiger
Acting

Carol White

Girl (uncredited)

Carol White
Acting

Ronnie Stevens

Singer (uncredited)

Ronnie Stevens
Acting

Charles Carson

Wilfred Smethers (uncredited)

Charles Carson
Acting

Joan Hickson

Piano Customer (uncredited)

Joan Hickson
Acting

Maurice Kaufmann

Ed (uncredited)

Maurice Kaufmann
Acting

Violet Farebrother

Woman in Wheelchair (uncredited)

Violet Farebrother
Acting

Edie Martin

Wheelchair Pusher (uncredited)

Edie Martin
Acting

Martin Miller

Bandleader at Alligator Rally (uncredited)

Martin Miller
Acting

Prince Monolulu

Prince Monolulu (uncredited)

No Image
Acting

Nicholas Parsons

News Interviewer (uncredited)

Nicholas Parsons
Acting

Tony Selby

Boy with Stick (uncredited)

Tony Selby
Acting

Bill Shine

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Bill Shine
Acting

Guy Standeven

Man Dancing at Party (uncredited)

Guy Standeven
Acting

George Woodbridge

PC Jorkins (uncredited)

George Woodbridge
Acting

Victor Harrington

Man in Music Shop (uncredited)

No Image
Acting

Harry Green

Irving J. Rosenbloom (uncredited)

Harry Green

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