Framed in flashback, The Man Who Loved Redheads is an anecdotal comedy about a man (John Justin) whose life is defined by his first romantic experience. That liaison occurred in Justin's youth, when the young man matures and enters the diplomatic world, he spends the rest of his career searching for his first love.
Costume
Four distinct personas, one dancer, infinite satin.
Acting
Moira Shearer quadruple-cast as her own competition.
Cinematography
Technicolor so saturated it practically hums.
Director
Harold French
Moira Shearer
Sylvia / Daphne / Olga / Colette
John Justin
Lord Binfield
Roland Culver
Major Oscar Philipson
Gladys Cooper
Lady Binfield
Denholm Elliott
Denis
Harry Andrews
Williams
Patricia Cutts
Bubbles
Moyra Fraser
Ethel
Joan Benham
Chloe
Jeremy Spenser
Young Mark
Melvyn Hayes
Sidney
Kenneth More
Narrator
John Hart
Sergei
Ronald Squire
Wilberforce (uncredited)
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