About Shae Expertise Romantic films from the 70's to present, including made for TV movies, mini-series and
some foreign films. I can answer questions about popular romantic films before that time
but more esoteric films are outside my range of expertise.
Experience I am an avid film fanatic who has seen thousands of films and make my living as a television and film writer. I am also a trivia buff and won $64,000 on the prime time edition of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" with Regis Philbin.
Education/Credentials University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Awards and Honors Screenwriting award from Tahoe-Reno International Film Festival. Directing award from the Las Vegas International Film Festival.
Question I saw this movie which is set in a time from 1800s to early 20th century(im not particularly sure)but i know its a very old time, you know like with horse carriages and stuff.Theres a family of aristocrats who get stranded on an island with a minister and their working staff(a butler and a maid),the family shows snobby behavior despite being stranded on an island and work their butler to the bone, finally the butler gets tired of them bossing him around and goes to the other side of the island and adopts successful survival techniques, the aristocrat family eventually gives in and make the butler their leader in order to survive.A couple of years go by and the people are doing great on the island and they call the butler as the governor.Its the governors' birthday.The aristocrat's daughter falls in love with the governor but so does thier maid creating a love triangle,one day they(the governor and the daughter)bring the minister to get married and just as theyre about to say their vows, a ship shows up and rescues them leaving their love unfulfilled and forcing the governor to return to his
original status of a butler, and they all return home.The ending of the movie is sad as the butler leaves and gets married to the maid and leaves his true love forever.
from the looks of the movie it looks like a classic old movie from the 50s, 60s or 70s(not so sure about this).Ive been trying to find this movie forever.I think the name of the movie is the real(last) name of the butler.
Answer Abba-
The movie you are looking for is known by two names. Most call it "The Admirable Crichton" (1957) and it was directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Kenneth More, Sally Ann Howes and Cecil Parker. The film was based on the 1902 comedy play by J. M. Barrie, the "Peter Pan" author.
Kenneth More stars as Crichton, the highly efficient butler for a family of upper class British aristocrats. Though More is true master of the household, he knows his place, honouring the tightly regulated social structure of turn-of-the-century England. After the family, and its servants, are shipwrecked and marooned on a desert island, only Crichton has the skill and resourcefulness to keep everyone alive. Once a few months has passed, the social order has been reversed: Crichton takes control affectionately known as ‘’Guv’’, while his former employers, including a masterful performance by Cecil Parker as Lord Loam are his willing and eager servants. Lady Mary (Sally Ann Howes), assuming that she will never be able to return to her proper fiancé, falls in love with Crichton. However once the castaways are rescued and returned to their London estate, the original master-servant status quo is restored. His marriage to Lady Mary now an impossibility, Crichton calmly packs his bags and leaves, in the company of maidservant Tweeny (Diane Cilento), who has loved him all along.
For some reason, Turner Classic Movies and a few other companies list the title of the movie as "Paradise Lagoon". Unfortunately this film is not currently available on DVD.
