What Changed Charley Farthing?

What Changed Charley Farthing? (also known as The Bananas Boat), is a 1975 British comedy film directed by Sidney Hayers and starring Doug McClure, Lionel Jeffries, and Hayley Mills.[1][2] It is based on the 1965 novel of the same title by John Harris.

What Changed Charley Farthing?
Original British quad poster
Directed bySidney Hayers
Written byDavid Pursall
Jack Seddon
Based onWhat Changed Charley Farthing? by John Harris
StarringDoug McClure
Lionel Jeffries
Hayley Mills
Music byÁngel Arteaga
Kenneth V. Jones (uncredited)
CinematographyGraham Edgar
Edited byBernard Gribble
Production
company
Patuna Productions
Distributed byFox-Rank
Release date
27 April 1975
Running time
109 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Spain
LanguageEnglish

Premise

Roaming sailor Charley Farthing is paid to give safe passage out of revolutionary Cuba to a young woman (Hayley Mills) and her father (Lionel Jeffries).

Cast

Production

The film was shot at Pinewood Studios near London. It was filmed on location in Aguilas in Spain, which filled in for Havana. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Lionel Couch and Enrique Alarcón.

Release

What Changed Charley Farthing? was not released in the United States until January 1976, when it was retitled The Bananas Boat.[3]

Critical reception

TV Guide called the film "a total misfire."[4]

The Spectator called it "a nice piece of slapstick".[5]

References
  1. "What Changed Charley Farthing? (1974)".
  2. WHAT CHANGED CHARLEY FARTHING? Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 42, Iss. 492, (Jan 1, 1975): 118.
  3. "What Changed Charley Farthing? - Film from RadioTimes".
  4. "What Changed Charley Farthing?".
  5. What Changed Charley Farthing? Robinson, Kenneth. The Spectator; London Vol. 234, Iss. 7661, (Apr 26, 1975): 522.


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