I've probably seen this movie 20 times in my life and I can't believe I never picked up this before, Tom Walls not only stars but directs this movie. All star cast across the board as most of these oldies did, it's what makes them timeless.
This is laugh-out-loud hilarious! The characters and dialogue, especially the father's, are brilliantly written and executed. What a blast! Thank you for uploading it.
Good old Tom Walls ! Thanks for uploading . Last saw this in the 80s on Ch4. Apparently Tom Walls was in the Police force early on . So he used his skills from this in the film Pot Luck - this film is bursting with odd quirky characters along with a reasonable storyline .
What a truly oddly-edited film: that monstrous woman, star of the baddies, goes off for some milk and is never seen again. Absurd. Delightful, but absurd.
“.....any other husband would of dished you out a spot of weed killer....”...almost fell off of my stool! This is what happens when you get outstanding actors/writers/production team to come together to produce true entertainment. Ah, where have they gone......?...and you’ll notice the final kiss between peter and Barbara, Barbara had her eyes open.....oh I say...the sensors were strict weren’t they?....,,
Very interesting to see a sound film with the famous farceurs - Walls and Lynn. Walls as the old father shows a nice line in comedy, one can see why audiences in the 30s liked Ralph Lynn with his silly-ass monocle so much, but he was already too old for the silly-young-man parts. The cast includes the sublime Robertson Hare as the vicar and the lady who spends most of her time in bed is Yvonne Arnaud, a famous actress of the 20s and 30s who is remembered today by a theatre named after her in Guildford, Surrey.
In todays world this would be very tame. But this farce was set (actually in 1925) for the not so permissive society which makes it so enjoyable to watch. Laughed my socks off. The father-in-law just about stole the show.
Ever hear of the Roaring Twenties? How about the Hays Code in the mid 1930s to rein in excess in movies and save America's morality from swearing, nudity, adultery, gore, drinks and drugs, crime and violence, and all the other things the uninformed think the movies didn't have then, the things the public flocked to experience although preachers tried to stop them? Or Prohibition to control the populace in 1930, only to lose all control? You can hardly find a more "let the good times roll" decade than the 1920s, and even the Great Depression couldn't stop the craziness. :D Of course that was in America. According to this movie, brainless fuddy-duddies were living in the past in Britain. This was remade as Fast and Loose in 1954.
Tom Walls as the Major makes the picture, but the rest of the cast is very good also. Roger Livesay would get his big break in Michael Powell's THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP. Yvonne Arnaud would end her film career in Jacques Tati's excellent MON ONCLE.
Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam ." Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment?"
... 0:03 ... the clock face has the 4 as iv in roman numerals ... why is iiii used on some clock faces instead of iv ? ... is there a reason because of the war ? ... is there a reason for location ? ... is there a reason to indicate where the clock was made ? ...
Marguerite looked like the queen in the clothes she wore on the train. I've seen photos of Elizabeth, the present queen's mother, in a very similar outfit. (Edit: Just read Marguerite was one of the Queen Mother's names. She had corgis, the first came to her home in 1933, but did she have a peke?)
I am 69 I have been watching. The great classic B&W Movies since I was a we lad.They are highly enjoyable and the Hollywood Musicals too of the Golden age of Hollywood..So go ahead be my guest and watch one or two..OK
Peter and Barbara Wyckham plan to travel by railway from London to a country house in Somerset, but Peter misses the train. Another intending traveller in a similar plight is Marguerite Hickett, an old friend of Peter's from the days before their marriages. They decide to hire a motor car and drive to Somerset, but the car breaks down and they seek refuge at the local inn. Only one bedroom is available, and as it is very clear that the landlady, Mrs Spoker, will not admit an unmarried couple, Peter and Marguerite check in as husband and wife. Barbara jumps to the conclusion that Peter and Marguerite have run away together. First her parents, Major and Mrs Bone, and then Marguerite's husband and finally Barbara descend on the inn. It becomes clear to everyone that Peter and Marguerite are blameless, and both couples are reconciled.
If you've ever seen the cult classic, "Manos, The Hands of Fate" (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--i6SjbE0SEA.html), the little crooked man here, @8:03, is likely where Harold Warren got his inspiration for "Torgo". If you've never seen Manos, you've missed the WORST movie ever filmed! 😆 Ed Wood's worst movie was a Golden Globe winner comparatively!
I can’t stand the drunken disgusting dad n makes his wife nuts. He won’t be good nor accountable to anything righteous. Yes, it all goes down in the books for Judgement Day.
I can't understand what the big deal is about two people not married to each other traveling together. Was that so unusual in those days? And why all the fuss and subterfuge at the inn? Why not just announce who they were, and get 2 single rooms? Funny how they tried to pretend to be a couple and in doing so, get deeper and deeper into trouble. By the way, at 1:17:09 The male lead actor doesn't have very good teeth. He can't afford a good dentist?
1:22:00 I watch a hella lot of these b&w movies. And I've witnessed in everyone...men taking the women by force to kiss. It's complete rape. Which helps me recognize today's world of man & women. Its horrid. These women of the past never had a choice or chance. Crazy!!
What is funny about people who are intellectually challenged? And it goes on, and on, without getting anywhere. I watched 40 minutes of this drivel and won't waste another minute.
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