The Little Hut (1957)

Director
Mark Robson

Main cast
Ava Gardner; Stewart Granger; David Niven; Walter Chiari; Finlay Currie

Genres
Comedy, Romance

Description
Sir Philip Ashlow (Stewart Granger), his neglected wife, Lady Ashlow (Ava Gardner) and his best friend Henry Brittingham-Brett (David Niven) are shipwrecked on a desert island. This potential ménage à trois where the two men compete for the lady's attention is interrupted by the unexpected arrival of a fourth inhabitant of the island.


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