Kenneth More Kenneth More Kenneth Gilbert More, CBE (20 September 1914 – 12 July 1982) was an English film and stage actor. Raised to stardom by the veteran car based film-comedy "Genevieve" (1953), he appeared in many roles as a carefree, happy-go-lucky gent. His biggest hits from this period include "Raising a Riot" (1955), "Reach for the Sky" (1956), and "The Admirable Crichton" (1957). He starred in "Doctor in the House" (1954), the first of the popular "Doctor" film series. Although his career declined in the early 1960s, two of his own favourite films date from this time – "The Comedy Man"
Love in the Afternoon (1957 film) include it to forestall complaints that the relationship between the two was immoral. The narration is attributed to Louis Jordan with the note that he was uncredited. The debt Allied Artists incurred while making "Friendly Persuasion" prompted the studio to sell the distribution rights of "Love in the Afternoon" for Europe to gain more financing. The film was a commercial failure in the United States, but it was a major success in Europe, where it was released under the title "Ariane". In his 1957 review, Bosley Crowther of "The New York Times" called the film a "grandly sophisticated romance ...