A Yank in Ermine
Directed by	Gordon Parry
Written by	John Baines John Paddy Cartairs
Based on	Solid! Said the Earl by John Paddy Carstairs
Produced by	Francis Searle William J. Gell
Starring	Peter Thompson Diana Decker Jon Pertwee Edward Chapman
Cinematography	Arthur Grant
Edited by	Lito Carruthers
Music by	Stanley Black
Production company	William Gell Productions
Distributed by	Monarch Film Corporation
Release date	12 December 1955 (1955-12-12)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

A Yank in Ermine is a 1955 British comedy film directed by Gordon Parry and starring Peter Thompson, Noelle Middleton, Harold Lloyd Jr. and Diana Decker, and featuring Jon Pertwee and Sid James.^[1] It was adapted by John Paddy Carstairs from his own novel Solid! Said the Earl.^[2] It was shot at Beaconsfield Studios and on location around Turville in Buckinghamshire. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ray Simm. The film includes the song "Honey, You Can't Love Two", sung by Decker and written by Eddie Pola and George Wyle.^[3][4]

Plot

An American airman (Thompson) inherits from a distant cousin the title of Earl and a house and estate in an English village. Although he is initially reluctant, his fiancé (Decker) encourages him to accept it, after she hears how much the estate is worth. When he arrives in England with his two buddies (Pertwee and Lloyd Jr.), he falls for the daughter (Middleton) of the owner of the neighbouring estate - but she is also engaged to be married.

Cast

• Peter Thompson as Joe Turner
• Noelle Middleton as Angela
• Harold Lloyd Jr. as Butch
• Diana Decker as Gloria
• Jon Pertwee as Slowburn
• Reginald Beckwith as Kimp
• Edward Chapman as Duke of Fontenham
• Richard Wattis as Boone
• Guy Middleton as Bertram
• Harry Locke as Clayton
• Alan Gifford as Col. M'Gurk
• Joanna Gay as Mabel
• Jennifer Jayne as Enid
• Patrick Connor as Orderly
• George Woodbridge as Landlord
• Alice Bowes as Shopkeeper
• Stewart Mitchell as Sentry
• John McLaren as Corporal
• Sid James as Nightclub Manager
• George Hilsdon as Alf Lewis
• Aileen Lewis as Dancer in Nightclub

Critical reception

In the Radio Times, David Parkinson wrote "What few bright moments there are come from the late Jon Pertwee, who, fittingly, made his film debut in A Yank at Oxford, and Harold Lloyd Jr, the son of the silent screen legend."^[5]