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One Way Pendulum is a 1965 British comedy film directed by Peter Yates and starring Eric Sykes and George Cole. It is an adaptation of the play by N. F. Simpson.
One Way Pendulum: Directed by Peter Yates. With Eric Sykes, George Cole, Julia Foster, Jonathan Miller. In between inventing odd devices, the very eccentric Groomkirby family decides to re-enact a murder and trial in their living room.
One Way Pendulum, described on the title page as "A Farce in a New Dimension", is a play by N. F. Simpson. It was first performed at the Theatre Royal, Brighton on 14 December 1959, before playing at London's Royal Court Theatre from 22 December, later transferring to the Criterion Theatre where it ran until 11 June 1960.
A study of absurdity in a suburban family: father recreates the Old Bailey in the living room while the son teaches speak-your-weight machines to sing in the attic. Peter Yates.
A madcap study of illogicality in the suburban bubble of the Groomkirby family home. Adapted from the surreal stage play by N.F. Simpson.
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Based on N.F. Simpson's stage play about members of a British family who behave in often-baffling ways.
