Next to No Time

Next to No Time
Original UK 1-sheet poster
Directed by	Henry Cornelius
Produced by	Albert Fennell
Written by	Henry Cornelius
Based on	short story by Paul Gallico
Starring	Kenneth More Betsy Drake
Music by	Georges Auric
Cinematography	Freddie Francis
Edited by	Peter R. Hunt
Production company	Montpelier
Distributed by	British Lion Film Corporation (UK)
Release dates	August 1958 (London) (UK)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Next to No Time is a 1958 British comedy starring Kenneth More, Betsy Drake, John Laurie, Sid James and Irene Handl. It was written and directed by Henry Cornelius and was based on Paul Gallico's short story "The Enchanted Hour".

Plot

A mild-mannered British planning engineer is sent across the Atlantic by his firm to negotiate a deal for which he feels hugely out of his depth. He finds however, that his personality changes in synchronization with a clock.

Cast

• Kenneth More as David Webb
• Betsy Drake as Georgia Brent
• Roland Culver as Sir Godfrey Cowan
• Harry Green as Saul Wiener
• Patrick Barr as Jerry Lane
• Maureen Connell as Mary
• Reginald Beckwith as Warren, Sir Godfrey's Secretary
• John Welsh as Steve, the Barman
• Bessie Love as Becky Wiener
• Howard Marion-Crawford as Hobbs
• Clive Morton as Wallis
• John Laurie as Abercrombie, Scottish Director
• Raymond Huntley as Factory Supervisor
• Eleanor Bryan as Susie
• Irene Handl as Greengrocer
• Sidney James as Cabin Steward
• Ferdy Mayne as Mario
• Rupert Davies as Auction organiser
• Sandra Walden as Hester
• Fred Griffiths as Customer
• Yvonne Buckingham as Mario's Girl Friend
• Valerie Buckley as American Girl
• Paul Cole as American Boy

Critical reception

The New York Times wrote, "Mr. Cornelius' little frolic is very much like the bubbles cascading around the opening title and credits—thin, transparent and bouncy."

External links

• Next to No Time at IMDb
• Next to No Time at AllMovie