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Steam Locomotive | Parrot
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Best Writing Best Screenplay Original | 1957 | William
Best Archival Restoration and Preservation Title | 2021
The producers originally rejected director Alexander Mackendrick's choice of Katie Johnson for the role of Mrs. Wilberforce on the grounds that she might be too frail for the project, and so they cast a younger actress who died before filming began.
In an interview, Peter Sellers stated that this was "the first real film I made. I can remember all of that very well. I used to watch Sir Alec Guinness, who is an absolute idol of mine, do everything, his rehearsals, his scenes, everything. It was fascinating. Not that I could hope to be as good as Guinness. But he is my ideal, and my idol."
As the parrot flies out of the living room and into the hallway, it clearly says "Alec Guinness" as it lands.
Because Katie Johnson (who played the old lady) was already 76 when she got the role, director Alexander Mackendrick went to the distributor and asked if her name could be prominently above the title, saying that this might be her last movie. The distributor agreed. Two years later, Johnson died. She only made one more movie.
According to director Alexander Mackendrick and Sir Alec Guinness, Mrs. Wilberforce's birds in this movie were voiced by Peter Sellers.
"Professor Marcus: You're most kind, and if I may say so, you have a very curious and charming house. Such, um, pretty windows. Louisa Wilberforce: Oh, thank you, Louisa Wilberforce: [pointing to a window] And I rather favour positions... Professor Marcus: [interrupting] I always think the windows are the eyes of a house, and didn't someone say the eyes are the windows of the soul? Louisa Wilberforce: I don't really know. Oh, it's such a charming thought, I do hope someone expressed it!"
"[Mrs. Wilberforce has knocked on the door and the Major is about to open it] Louis: [aside to Harry, mocking Mrs. Wilberforce] "Excuse me, Major Courtney, I wonder if perhaps you'd like some tea?" Louisa Wilberforce: [addressing the Major as he opens the door] I wonder if perhaps you'd like some tea, Major Courtney?"
