Vice Versa( 1948)

TV-MAComedy

63%

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Overview

Businessman Paul Bultitude is sending his son Dick to a boarding school. While holding a magic stone from India, he wishes that he could be young again. His wish is immediately fulfilled and the two change bodies with each other. Mr Bultitude becomes a school boy who smokes cigars and has a very conservative view on child upbringing, while his son Dick becomes a gentleman who spends his time drinking lemonade and arranging children's parties.

Top Billed Cast

Roger Livesey
Paul Bultitude
Anthony Newley
Dick Bultitude
Kay Walsh
Florence 'Fanny' Verlane
Petula Clark
Dulcie Grimstone
James Robertson Justice
Dr. Grimstone
David Hutcheson
Marmaduke Paradine
Harcourt Williams
Judge
Bill Shine
Lord Gosport
Kynaston Reeves
Dr. Chawner
Ernest Jay
Bowler
Joan Young
Mrs. Grimstone
Patricia Raine
Alice
Vida Hope
1st Nanny
Vi Kaley
2nd Nanny
Andrew Blackett
Duke of Margate
Stanley Van Beers
Earl of Broadstairs
Robert Eddison
Mr. Blinkhorn
James Hayter
Bandmaster
Alfie Bass
1st Urchin
Hugh Dempster
Col. Ambrose
Peter Jones
Chawner
James Kenney
Coggs
Michael McKeag
Jolland
Timothy Bateson
Coker
John Glyn-Jones
Bindabun Doss
Frank Tickle
Clegg
Donald Barclay

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Nov 12 2022

Roger Livesey ("Paul") is the wealthy but rather indifferent dad to "Dick" (Anthony Newley). The youngster hates the idea of going back to his boarding school, but his skinflint of a father is having none of it. When "Dick" tries a bit of emotional blackmail, his dad - clutching a mysterious stone from a temple in faraway India finds himself making a wish and now has the mental age of his son. His son, seeing an opportunity for some mischief takes hold of the stone and is soon his father in the body of a boy! What now ensue are an entertaining series of escapades as the youngster goes back to a...