Bees in Paradise

Date: 1944
Director: Val Guest
Production Company: Gainsborough Pictures

Stars: Arthur Askey, Anne Shelton, Peter Graves, Jean Kent, Max Bacon, Antoinette Cellier
Location(s): Devon

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Storyline:

A bomber plane with a crew of four men crashes on an island inhabited by a hive-like colony of women.

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Screen captures by Phil Wilkinson

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During the title sequence a ship, unrelated to the story, leaves the harbour at Freetown.

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Sailing from the West African port, the ship sets a course west across the Atlantic Ocean where one of the Officers spots an uncharted island.

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On Paradise Island, a drumbeat signal is sent by Rouana (Anne Shelton) when Jani (Jean Kent) spots an aircraft in trouble. The 'We Are South Devon' website informs us that the film was shot on location at Babbacombe near Torquay in Devon.

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After parachuting to the island with his crew of three, Peter Lovell (Peter Graves) is welcomed by Jani. The cliffs at Babbacombe with Long Quarry Point visible in the centre distance and the Cary Arms Hotel carefully hidden by a well positioned actor.

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Rescued from prison by Max Adler (Max Bacon) and Ronald Wild (Ronald Shiner), Arthur Tucker (Arthur Askey) and his mates escape to the beach. Oddicombe Beach in Devon.

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The three airmen reach Peter and Jani waiting next to a canoe on the shore. Oddicombe Beach below Babbacombe in Torbay with Petit Tor to the left.