Life with the Lyons (film)
| Life with the Lyons | |
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| Directed by | Val Guest |
| Written by | Robert Dunbar Val Guest |
| Based on | Life with the Lyons by Bebe Daniels Bob Block Bill Harding |
| Produced by | Robert Dunbar |
| Starring | Ben Lyon Bebe Daniels Barbara Lyon Richard Lyon |
| Cinematography | Walter J. Harvey Len Harris |
| Edited by | Douglas Myers |
| Music by | Arthur Wilkinson Jack Beaver |
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| Distributed by | Exclusive Films Lippert Pictures (US) |
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Running time | 81 minutes (UK) 78 minutes (US) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £28,000 |
| Box office | Over £70,000 |
Life with the Lyons (also known as Family Affair) is a 1954 British comedy film directed by Val Guest for Hammer Films and starring Bebe Daniels, Ben Lyon and Barbara Lyon. It was a spin-off from the extremely popular British radio series Life with the Lyons, and the screenplay, by Guest and Robert Dunbar, was based on previous episodes from the show. It was shot at Southall Studios in London with sets designed by the art director Wilfred Arnold. This was Val Guest's first film for Hammer, and he was asked personally to be involved with the film by Ben Lyon himself. Filming began on Sept. 7, 1953, and it was trade shown at Studio One on Jan. 5, 1954. The film was so successful, it resulted in the Lyons getting a new TV series in 1954, and clips from the movie were shown in the first episode. The film played in over two thousand theatres in England, and was Hammer's biggest hit up to this point in their existence.