A fairly dull film that betrays its origin on the stage. The cast tries hard but their styles of comedy and acting don't come together and frankly clash. Alfred Marks and Bob Monkhouse don't convince as brothers although Monkhouse does show flashes of The smooth comedian he would later become. Hattie Jacques is always a welcome presence but her part here is superfluous to the plot and the fact that her character repeatedly pops up for the slimmest of reasons becomes annoying. Just when you think Miss Richards (Jacques) has a part to play by dashing off to save the heroine the film comes to an end without her. The ending it also must be said is, to put it politely, derived straight from Blithe Spirit. Anna Karina, who is given an "introducing" credit thank heavens left British cinema after this and went to France and bigger and better things.
Review of Maid for Murder
