A slapstick farce rendered quite agreeable by some particularly personable acting. Freddie Frinton is an absolute howl, his run-ins with Malcolm Russell's impoverished employer really hilarious. Many of the situations and characters in the movie are remarkably similar to "Don't Take It To Heart". Lawrence Naismith does effectively by the Alfred Drayton role, whilst Stella Hamilton is attractive in the Patricia Medina spot.
By Highbury's humble standards, production values are quite lavish. Technical credits are more than capable too. One wonders how the studio hoped to get back their money on a "B" feature of this extravagance. (P.S. They didn't).
Although billed as the star, Jimmy Edwards is not the main attraction in this delightful farce. Yes, Jimmy is amusing certainly, but he is both upstaged and outclassed by the fantastically funny Freddie Frinton who manages to excel even Edward Rigby's brilliant portrait in "Don't Take It To Heart". In the Brefni O'Rorke role, Malcolm Russell is very sharp indeed. And there are some wonderfully bucolic support characterizations by such as Joyce Golding. In a small guest spot, Bill Owen partners Sam Costa as a spiv.
By Highbury's humble standards, production values are quite lavish. Technical credits are more than capable too. One wonders how the studio hoped to get back their money on a "B" feature of this extravagance. (P.S. They didn't).
Although billed as the star, Jimmy Edwards is not the main attraction in this delightful farce. Yes, Jimmy is amusing certainly, but he is both upstaged and outclassed by the fantastically funny Freddie Frinton who manages to excel even Edward Rigby's brilliant portrait in "Don't Take It To Heart". In the Brefni O'Rorke role, Malcolm Russell is very sharp indeed. And there are some wonderfully bucolic support characterizations by such as Joyce Golding. In a small guest spot, Bill Owen partners Sam Costa as a spiv.