"The Little Hut" is a risque movie...that really isn't very risque. Let me explain. Following the implementation of the new Production Code in mid-1934, all sorts of stuff was banned in American movies...sex, sexual innuendo, married couples sleeping in the same bed...and more. So, compared to these very chaste films, "The Little Hut" is a bit on the sleazy side. However, it was STILL 1957 so this means that this sex comedy really says nothing and talks around sexuality.
Lady Susan Ashlow (Ava Gardner) is married to a pretty awful man, Lord Philip Ashlow (Stewart Granger). Sure, he loves her...but he doesn't show it very well. In fact, he's a workaholic and leaves her alone nearly all the time. In fact, she spends much MORE time with their mutual friend, Henry (David Niven). It's almost like Henry and Susan are married...except for physical intimacy.
One day, Philip brings a bunch of friends aboard his yacht for some much needed time off from work....and Henry is among them. The boat hits a storm and the ship sinks...and the three of them manage to board a dingy along with Philip's dog. Soon they find a deserted island and they try to make the best of it. Over time, however, having sexy Susan about and Henry being secretly in love with her brings some problems...and Henry proposes the two men 'share' Susan! What's next?
The film offers a sexy situation without the sex. It also offers a few laughs and isn't a bad film at all...though it also manages to just be good but no more. Negatives are the really awful and fake looking storm, the fact the film is about sex but it never really talks about it as well as an ending you may or may not like. On the plus side, the three actors are quite good and they give it their best.
Lady Susan Ashlow (Ava Gardner) is married to a pretty awful man, Lord Philip Ashlow (Stewart Granger). Sure, he loves her...but he doesn't show it very well. In fact, he's a workaholic and leaves her alone nearly all the time. In fact, she spends much MORE time with their mutual friend, Henry (David Niven). It's almost like Henry and Susan are married...except for physical intimacy.
One day, Philip brings a bunch of friends aboard his yacht for some much needed time off from work....and Henry is among them. The boat hits a storm and the ship sinks...and the three of them manage to board a dingy along with Philip's dog. Soon they find a deserted island and they try to make the best of it. Over time, however, having sexy Susan about and Henry being secretly in love with her brings some problems...and Henry proposes the two men 'share' Susan! What's next?
The film offers a sexy situation without the sex. It also offers a few laughs and isn't a bad film at all...though it also manages to just be good but no more. Negatives are the really awful and fake looking storm, the fact the film is about sex but it never really talks about it as well as an ending you may or may not like. On the plus side, the three actors are quite good and they give it their best.