Ticket to Paradise is a 1961 British second feature romance film directed by Francis Searle and starring Emrys Jones, Patricia Dainton and Vanda Hudson.[1] It was written by Max Kester and Brock Williams.
Jack Watson, a clerk in a travel agency, is given a holiday to the fictitious Italian fishing village of Palmos. There he meets Mary Rillston, and romance blossoms. However, both mistakenly believe the other is wealthy, causing the romance to falter. Back in England, they meet again by chance, and love prevails.
The film was shot at Walton Studios with sets designed by the art director Duncan Sutherland.[1]
Monthly Film Bulletin said "Embarrassingly cosy and well-worn comedy-romance, with a song number calling itself 'Dolce Mio' thrown in."[2]
Kine Weekly wrote: "The picture, which titivates its central theme with North Country humour and teenage shenanigans, treads a popular, if well worn, path to its happy ending. Patricia Dainton pleases as Mary, Emrys Jones is adequate as Jack, and Vanda Hudson makes a curvacious Gina. ... As for the staging, the studio stuff and the authentic exteriors match up well, while 'Dolce Mio,' a catchy song number, is an added attraction."[3]