No Smoking

No Smoking is a 1955 British comedy film directed by Henry Cass and starring Reg Dixon, Peter Martyn, Belinda Lee and Lionel Jeffries. It was produced by Tempean Films as a second feature. The film was shot at Southall Studios with sets designed by the art director Wilfred Arnold. Shortly after the production Lee was signed up for a contract with the Rank Organisation. Synopsis Reg Bates is a scientist who invents a pill that can cure smokers of their nicotine addiction. This is revealed by a visiting American, Hal Hurst. Bates faces strong opposition from both the tobacco industry and the government. Cast Reg Dixon as Reg Bates Peter Martyn as Hal Hurst Belinda Lee as Miss Tonkins Ruth Trouncer as Joyce Alexander Gauge as Wellington-Simpson Lionel Jeffries as George Pogson Myrtle Rowe as Milly Arthur Young as Joe Dawson Hal Osmond as Yokel Tom Gill as Foreign Office Official Ronnie Stevens as BBC Man Alan Robinson as Thackery Bill Lowe as Civil Servant Doris Hare as Customer Ian Fleming as Doctor Moxom Patrick Jordan as Reporter Alan Gifford as American Ambassador Roger Maxwell as Major Scott Harrold as Man in Surgery Jan Holden as Receptionist Phil Park as Vicar James Raglan as Chancellor