This curious mixture of light thriller, comedy, and mystery diffused with variety act musical numbers appears somewhat dated even at the time of release in late 1952. It's not unlikeable however, particularly with such a well-stocked cast. John Bentley is, as ever, supremely good at playing the decent (if slightly bland) and genuinely nice leading man, this time paired with Patricia Dainton. Frances Day is given lead billing in some notices, which must allude to her previous fame as a nightclub singer and cabaret performer, but really is only in the first part of this film. Nice to see John Laurie- later and unforgettably, the lugubrious Private Fraser in Dads Army- in an uncharacteristically light-hearted role as the long-suffering theatrical agent.
Harmless old-fashioned fun not to be taken too seriously- well why not?!
Harmless old-fashioned fun not to be taken too seriously- well why not?!