LADIES WHO DO is a fun working class comedy about a put-upon cleaner, played with over-the-top relish by Peggy Mount, who comes into some money and decides to put it to good use via some decidedly illegal methods. This involves her employing an army of cleaners in a battle with a local property developer who is planning to raze their homes to the ground.
This is the kind of film which British studios used to do so well and it has a kind of cheeky, cheery, working class charm to it like the CARRY ON movies. Although Mount is an acquired taste for sure, the supporting cast is quite exemplary, headed over by Harry H. Corbett who is very convincing as the villain of the piece. Robert Morley plays the usual Robert Morley type role while Jon Pertwee is one of Corbett's aides (and Pertwee's own brother, Michael, wrote the script).
Avril Elgar and Dandy Nichols play other cleaning women and there are bit parts for Nigel Davenport, John Laurie, Ron Moody, Harry Fowler, Arthur Mullard. LADIES WHO DO packs plenty of one-liners and absurdist situations into the short running time and ends on a high with a pitched battle between the saboteurs and the workmen. It's not one of the best British comedies out there, but there's little to dislike about this film nonetheless.
This is the kind of film which British studios used to do so well and it has a kind of cheeky, cheery, working class charm to it like the CARRY ON movies. Although Mount is an acquired taste for sure, the supporting cast is quite exemplary, headed over by Harry H. Corbett who is very convincing as the villain of the piece. Robert Morley plays the usual Robert Morley type role while Jon Pertwee is one of Corbett's aides (and Pertwee's own brother, Michael, wrote the script).
Avril Elgar and Dandy Nichols play other cleaning women and there are bit parts for Nigel Davenport, John Laurie, Ron Moody, Harry Fowler, Arthur Mullard. LADIES WHO DO packs plenty of one-liners and absurdist situations into the short running time and ends on a high with a pitched battle between the saboteurs and the workmen. It's not one of the best British comedies out there, but there's little to dislike about this film nonetheless.