Smashing Time | reviewed by: William O'Donnell | July 5, 2026
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Pure romp. Setups as obvious as trays of cream pies being rolled out (not a metaphor…an example). Good fun if you’re up for it.
| genre | Comedy | foreign |
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| synopsis | Two young women arrive in London to make it big in show business, and become corrupted by money and fame in the process. |
| lead actors | Rita Tushingham | Lynn Redgrave | Michael York | Anna Quayle | Irene Handl | Ian Carmichael | Jeremy Lloyd | Toni Palmer | George A. Cooper | Peter Jones | Arthur Mullard | Ronnie Stevens | John Clive | David Lodge | Murray Melvin | Paul Danquah | Sydney Bromley | Mike Lennox | Cardew Robinson | Amy Dalby | Valerie Leon | Geoffrey Hughes | Veronica Carlson | Howard Marion-Crawford | David Essex | Bruce Lacey | Ray Mackin | Sam Kydd | Brenda Kempner | James Payne |
| director | Desmond Davis |