Soon after the movie begins, the beloved landowner General O'Leary dies. On his deathbed, the General leaves various bequests to his friends in the village. However, when his heir and distant relative arrives, Jasper O'Leary (David Niven), turns out to be a total jerk. He vows NOT to honor the various bequests and vows to fight folks in court about this. In addition, he soon makes pretty much everyone else angry at him, as Jasper is only concerned with money...and instead of being generous like the General, he's stingy and wicked. It becomes so bad that after a while, several locals try to kill him....and again and again they fail. This is highly reminscent of "The Lady Killers"...though not quite as silly. What's next for this poor Irish town and their new despotic landlord?
This is a thoroughly enjoyable film from start to finish thanks to a lovely script and some very nice acting. The direction, of course, is quite nice and overall I have nothing negative to say about this British film.
This is a thoroughly enjoyable film from start to finish thanks to a lovely script and some very nice acting. The direction, of course, is quite nice and overall I have nothing negative to say about this British film.