the Production Code and local censors. If it continues its present pace, “Paradise” may gross more than the three prior Guinness pix together. “Lavender Hill Mob” so far has done $580,000; “Man in the White Suit” $460,000, and “The Promoter” $480,000. In April 1954, Variety observed: Guinness films have usually won praise from the key-city critics but until now had limited pull beyond the “art" circuit. But with his current “Captain's Paradise” he's now bigtime b.o. Pic... figures to ring up $1,000,000 in theatre rentals in the U. S. and Canada...“Paradise" has chalked up $630,000 in distribution loot in less than 1,500 dates. UA figures the film is a cinch to play a total of 5,000 bookings— exhibitor deals are being set at the rate of over 200 a week — and on this basis the $1,000,000 in total rentals looks for sure. Pic has been an especially remarkable click at the Paris Theatre, N.. Y., where the run is now in its 30th week and likely will continue for about another month. Award nominations Alec Coppel was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story. DVD Included as part of the Alec Guinness Collection,The Captain's Paradise was released on DVD in September 2002. References External links Review of film at Variety Entire film on the Internet Archive 1953 films British comedy films 1953 comedy films London Films films Films about capital punishment Films about polygamy Films directed by Anthony Kimmins Films shot in Gibraltar Films scored by Malcolm Arnold Films about con artists British black-and-white films 1950s British films English-language comedy films