List of the best Irene Handl movies: For the Love of Ada(1972), Wonderwall(1969), The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes(1970), A Weekend With Lulu(1961), Small Hotel(1957), The Perfect Woman(1950), The Perfect Woman(1950), Make Mine Mink(1960), The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's(1961), I'm All Right, Jack(1960), Two Way Stretch(1960), Heavens Above!(1963) ... ...
Comedy
1972
85 Minutes
Ada Bingley
Irene Handl Wilfred Pickles Barbara Mitchell Jack Smethurst Arthur English Larry Martyn Hilda Braid Andrea Lawrence David Collings Nancy Nevinson Donald Bisset
elderly man elderly woman family neighbor friend vicar campy airy charming cheeky united kingdom home surprise party surprise visit surprises neighbors family anniversary love 1970s
Drama
UK
1969
93 Minutes
Mrs. Peurofoy
Jack MacGowran Jane Birkin Irene Handl Richard Wattis Iain Quarrier Beatrix Lehmann Brian Walsh Sean Lynch Bee Duffell
professor coworker model photographer maid sexy woman offbeat unrestrained england laboratory apartment fantasy world generation gap culture clash psychedelia unrequited love obsession metamorphosis love 1960s
The eccentric professor Oscar Collins lives completely secluded in his chaotic apartment. When a model (Penny Lane) and her photographer boyfriend move in next to him, he becomes fascinated... See full summary »
Adventure, Drama, Comedy, Gay & Lesbian, Crime
UK|USA
1970
125 Minutes
Mrs. Hudson
Robert Stephens Colin Blakely Genevieve Page Irene Handl Stanley Holloway Christopher Lee Clive Revill Tamara Toumanova George Benson Catherine Lacey Peter Madden
sherlock holmes monk ballerina spy doctor watson drug addict somber intricate loch ness 221b baker street london matchmaking seduction lying sabotage boredom mystery escape 1910s
When a bored Holmes eagerly takes the case of Gabrielle Valladon after an attempt on her life, the search for her missing husband leads to Loch Ness and the legendary monster.
Comedy
UK
1961
91 Minutes
Florence Proudfoot
Bob Monkhouse Leslie Phillips Shirley Eaton Irene Handl Sidney James Kenneth Connor Sydney Tafler Russ Conway Eugene Deckers Graham Stark Harold Berens
couple young man young woman mother chaperone amusing quirky playful cheeky engaging caravan france england romance comedy mishaps vacation adventure 1960s
Fred, Tim and Deirdre plan a fun weekend break on the coast. What they didn't make allowances for was the company of Deirdre's mother who insists on coming along as her daughter's chaperone.
Comedy, Drama
1957
60 Minutes
Mrs. Gammon
Gordon Harker Marie Lohr John Loder Irene Handl Janet Munro Billie Whitelaw Ruth Trouncer Francis Matthews
hotel manager waiter waitress hotel guest amusing cheery engaging lighthearted witty hotel small town england united kingdom hotel business retirement business underdog 1950s
The unusual inmates of a not-too-prosperous hotel are worried when headquarters sends an efficiency expert to visit.
Comedy
1950
89 Minutes
Mrs. Butters
Patricia Roc Stanley Holloway Nigel Patrick Miles Malleson Irene Handl Patti Morgan
A British inventor's lonely niece (Patricia Roc) poses as his yes-woman robot for the benefit of men (Stanley Holloway, Nigel Patrick).
Comedy
1950
89 Minutes
Mrs. Butters
Patricia Roc Stanley Holloway Nigel Patrick Miles Malleson Irene Handl Patti Morgan
A British inventor's lonely niece (Patricia Roc) poses as his yes-woman robot for the benefit of men (Stanley Holloway, Nigel Patrick).
Comedy
UK
1960
101 Minutes
Madame Spolinski
Terry-Thomas Athene Seyler Hattie Jacques Billie Whitelaw Elspeth Duxbury Irene Handl Jack Hedley Kenneth Williams Caroline Leigh Denis Shaw Michael Peake
landlady major maid boarder police officer witty quirky winsome cheeky boarding house england theft unlikely criminal friendship moral dilemma thrill seeking adventure underdog 1960s
A weird mix of social misfits and neighbors becomes a gang of thieves stealing mink coats in order to fund local charities.
Comedy
1961
94 Minutes
Miss Harker-Parker
Cecil Parker George Cole Joyce Grenfell Eric Barker Thorley Walters Irene Handl Dennis Price Sidney James Julie Alexander Lloyd Lamble Raymond Huntley
teenager emir schoolgirl professional judge sheik intense amusing charming creative arabia school harem arranged marriage fire kidnapping adventure discovery underdog rescue
Naughty British schoolgirls wind up in Arabia, taken there by a professor (Cecil Parker) to be wives for an emir's sons.
Comedy
UK
1960
104 Minutes
Mrs. Kite
Ian Carmichael Peter Sellers Terry-Thomas Richard Attenborough Margaret Rutherford Dennis Price Irene Handl Miles Malleson Liz Fraser
assembly line worker communist industrialist businessperson cheeky lighthearted witty factory england family home wealth labor strike deception quest 1960s
A naive aristocrat in search of a career becomes caught up in the struggles between his profit-minded uncle and an aggressive labor union.
Comedy
UK
1960
87 Minutes
Mrs. Price
Peter Sellers Wilfrid Hyde-White David Lodge Bernard Cribbins Maurice Denham Lionel Jeffries Irene Handl Liz Fraser Beryl Reid Noel Hood Myrette Morven
inmate accomplice cellmate prison official con artist witty endearing lighthearted england prison sewer jewelry theft prison life prison break impersonation alibi adventure temptation 1960s
Dodger Lane (Peter Sellers) has planned the perfect robbery while in prison. He intends to break out of prison, steal a fortune in diamonds, and break back into prison before anyone notices... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
1963
105 Minutes
Rene Smith
Peter Sellers Roy Boulting Cecil Parker Isabel Jeans Eric Sykes Bernard Miles Ian Carmichael Irene Handl Brock Peters William Hartnell Roy Kinnear
reverend parishioner churchwarden christian homeless person widow amusing cheeky offbeat engaging england village christianity class distinctions morality socialism rivalry wretched excess 1960s
A minister is accidentally appointed to a snobbish parish.
Comedy
USA
1961
105 Minutes
Mrs. Crevatte
Tony Hancock George Sanders Paul Massie Margit Saad Gregoire Aslan Dennis Price Irene Handl
clerk british man artist frenchman love interest engaging hilarious amusing charming witty heartwarming england france paris boredom corporate office life new life artistic struggle creative process adventure
An aspiring musician who arrives in New York in search of fame and fortune. He soon meets a taxi dancer, moves in with her, and before too long a romance develops.
Comedy
UK
1961
92 Minutes
Mrs. Harper
Ian Carmichael Janette Scott Sidney James Liz Fraser Dennis Price Reginald Beckwith Irene Handl Noel Purcell Naunton Wayne Bill Shine Michael Shepley
newlywed husband wife friend girlfriend police officer amusing cheeky charming madcap lighthearted quirky london flat houseboat moor river thames france eviction boat race
When newlyweds Jack and Peggy face eviction, they are tricked into buying a rundown houseboat. After rebuilding the engine, they take their friends Sid and Sandra on a trip down the river ... See full summary »
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
UK
1978
78 Minutes
Mrs. Barrymore
Peter Cook Dudley Moore Denholm Elliott Joan Greenwood Terry-Thomas Max Wall Irene Handl Kenneth Williams Hugh Griffith Roy Kinnear Prunella Scales
A Sherlock Holmes spoof about a family that has been haunted for years by the curse of a horrible hound.
Comedy, Action
UK|USA
1969
101 Minutes
Miss Peach
Michael Caine Noel Coward Benny Hill Margaret Blye Tony Beckley Raf Vallone Rossano Brazzi Irene Handl John Le Mesurier Fred Emney John Clive
ex-convict criminal thief mafia boss thrilling suspenseful intricate engaging italy car road car chase cars traffic jam robbery crime crime spree criminals escape quest
Comic caper movie about a plan to steal a gold shipment from the streets of Turin by creating a traffic jam.
Mystery & Thriller
1956
85 Minutes
Customer
Benny Hill Belinda Lee David Kossoff Garry Marsh Ernest Thesiger Denis Shaw Thorley Walters Irene Handl
private investigator spy showgirl fool scientist inspector amusing madcap hilarious witty lighthearted playful england espionage saving the day assassination plot humor dream job investigation adventure
A former ice-rink sweeper turns detective and promptly stumbles onto an assassination plot involving foreign spies.
Comedy
UK
1960
94 Minutes
Mrs. Stringer
Ian Carmichael Terry-Thomas Alastair Sim Janette Scott Dennis Price Peter Jones Edward Chapman John Le Mesurier Irene Handl Kynaston Reeves Hattie Jacques
A young man finds a very special school. It teaches him how to take advantage of people. He begins to put the lessons into operation.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1970
129 Minutes
Winnie Wainwhisle
Barbra Streisand Yves Montand Bob Newhart Larry Blyden Simon Oakland Jack Nicholson John Richardson Pamela Brown Irene Handl Roy Kinnear Peter Crowcroft
fiancé psychiatrist heavy smoker coquette amusing creative new york city classroom office hypnosis past life regression love triangle discovery transformation 1970s
A troubled young woman who visits a psychotherapist to help her quit smoking undergoes hypnosis and finds herself reliving a tragic Victorian romance from a past life.
Comedy
1951
78 Minutes
Nanny
Joan Greenwood Nigel Patrick Derek Farr Guy Middleton Athene Seyler Helen Cherry Audrey Hepburn Fabia Drake Irene Handl Joan Sanderson
The housing shortage in postwar London means one married couple (Joan Greenwood, Nigel Patrick) must live with another.
Comedy
1960
90 Minutes
Lily
Peggy Mount David Kossoff Leslie Phillips Glyn Owen Yvonne Monlaur Charles Hawtrey A.E. Matthews Shaun O'Riordan Ronan O'Casey Irene Handl Esma Cannon
A rival schemes against a London couple (Peggy Mount, David Kossoff) who inherited a pub in the country.
Fantasy
UK
1954
90 Minutes
Glynis Johns Anne Crawford Donald Sinden Margaret Rutherford Dora Bryan Nicholas Phipps Peter Martyn Noel Purcell Joan Hickson Judith Furse Irene Handl
mermaid schoolteacher nurse amusing playful charming cornwall england united kingdom seaside courtship flirtation pursuit rivalry love 20th century
Flirtatious mermaid Miranda (Glynis Johns) swaps places with a schoolteacher who has gone on vacation. All is well until she falls in love with a human.
Drama
1941
75 Minutes
Derek Farr Vera Lindsay Frederick Leister Hay Petrie Felix Aylmer Diana King W.G. Fay Winifred Davis Enid Hewitt Gibb McLaughlin Cameron Hall
Romance, Drama
UK
1945
86 Minutes
Celia Johnson Trevor Howard Stanley Holloway Cyril Raymond Joyce Carey Everley Gregg Marjorie Mars Margaret Barton Dennis Harkin Valentine Dyall Nuna Davey
wife husband doctor friend somber mushy cafeteria train family home suburbia england infidelity marriage love forbidden love 1940s
Meeting a stranger in a railway station, a woman is tempted to cheat on her husband.
Fantasy
UK
1956
91 Minutes
Celia Johnson Diana Dors David Kossoff Joe Robinson Jonathan Ashmore Brenda De Banzie Vera Day Primo Carnera Sydney Tafler Sidney James Daphne Anderson
son mother tailor goat charming touching spirited london childhood mother/child relationship poverty wishes animals growing up discovery underdog 1950s
In a lower-class London community of small shops, open-air vendors and flea-marketers, Joe, a small boy, lives with his mother, Joanne, who works in and rooms above the Kandinsky tailor ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1977
84 Minutes
Ann-Margret Marty Feldman Michael York Peter Ustinov James Earl Jones Trevor Howard Henry Gibson Terry-Thomas Roy Kinnear Spike Milligan Avery Schreiber
An aging Sir Hector Geste (Trevor Howard) takes a young greedy wife who's after his famed Blue Water sapphire, but his sons hide the gem and join the French Foreign Legion in North Africa.
Comedy
UK
1966
105 Minutes
John Mills Ralph Richardson Michael Caine Nanette Newman Peter Cook Dudley Moore Tony Hancock Peter Sellers Cicely Courtneidge Wilfrid Lawson Thorley Walters
student brother butler foster daughter strangler nephew madcap hilarious london train household lottery family dysfunction rivalry 1890s
In Victorian England, a fortune now depends on which of two brothers outlives the other, or can be made to have seemed to do so.
Comedy
1961
100 Minutes
Michael Craig Anne Heywood Mylène Demongeot James Robertson Justice Claudia Cardinale Sidney James Joan Hickson Joan Sims Joseph Tomelty Nora Nicholson Daniel Massey
British newlyweds (Michael Craig, Anne Heywood) discover hiring suitable servants is harder than they think.