in love with her. When disembarking from the ship, Molly tells the captain and crew that she knew all along that the romance had been arranged. "Gigolo and Gigolette" In Monte Carlo, Stella (Glynis Johns) and Syd Cotman (Terence Morgan) have a very successful nightclub act. She dives from a great height into a small, shallow tank of flaming water. However, a visit by Flora (Mary Merrall) and Carlo Penezzi (Martin Miller) unnerves her. The older Penezzis used to have a similarly dangerous act: Flora was shot out of a cannon. Stella and Syd argue when she refuses to dive a second time each night, forcing Syd to change their contract with the nightclub manager. In desperation, Stella takes their life savings, and attempts to win enough at the gambling tables so she can quit, but loses everything. Syd is infuriated when he finds out. With no choice, she goes on with the act, even though she is terrified that she will eventually be killed. When Flora tells Syd how frightened his wife is, he rushes up the tower to stop her. But she, seeing his concern, dives safely into the tank. Cast "The Ant and the Grasshopper" Nigel Patrick as Tom Ramsay Roland Culver as George Ramsay Alison Leggatt as Freda Ramsay Peter Graves as Philip Cronshaw Margaret Vyner as Gertrude Wilmot Michael Trubshawe as Ascot Man "Winter Cruise" Kay Walsh as Miss Molly Reid Noel Purcell as Captain Tom Ronald Squire as the ship's doctor John Laurie as Andrews, the engineer Jacques François as Pierre, the steward "Gigolo and Gigolette" Glynis Johns as Stella Cotman Terence Morgan as Syd Cotman Mary Merrall as Flora Penezzi Martin Miller as Carlo Penezzi Reception The film was success at the box-office. References External links 1951 films British anthology films 1951 comedy-drama films British comedy-drama films British black-and-white films Films based on Aesop's Fables Films based on short fiction Films based on works by W. Somerset Maugham Films directed by Harold French Films directed by Pat Jackson Films directed by Anthony Pelissier Films set in Monaco Films shot at Pinewood Studios Films with screenplays by T. E. B. Clarke Films scored by Richard Addinsell Films based on multiple works 1950s English-language films 1950s British films