Recommended
UK
Feature Film
Director: Marcel Varnel
Writers: Marriott Edgar, Val Guest, Sidney Gilliat, J.O.C. Orton
Cinematographer: Derick Williams
Composer: Clive Richardson
Cast: Will Hay, Graham Moffatt, Moore Marriott, Glennis Lorimer, Peter Gawthorne, Charles Oliver, Herbert Lomas
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For the duration of its delightful first 45 minutes or so, this Will Hay comedy is as close to perfection as you are likely to get, as it concentrates on his hilarious verbal sparring matches with his regular stooges, Marriott & Moffatt, but once the plot kicks in – involving smugglers, headless horsemen, and a poorly timed bus chase (which is as near as damn it a straight remake of Oh, Mr. Porter!) – it soon begins to lose its appeal; never the less, it is still essential viewing. Iain.Stott
