Member of a village Purity League branch find things much livelier on a trip to London.Member of a village Purity League branch find things much livelier on a trip to London.Member of a village Purity League branch find things much livelier on a trip to London.
Robertson Hare
- Rupert Boddy
- (as J. Robertson Hare)
Cyril Smith
- Alfred the Butler
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaKen "Snakehips" Johnson, the dancer in the "Old Vaazoo" scene, makes his only known film appearance. A popular performer and leading member of the Black British Music of the 1930s and 1940s, Johnson was killed in London on March 8, 1941, by a bomb in one of the more devastating attacks during the London Blitz. Johnson was the leader of the house band at the popular Café de Paris. Unable to get a taxi to the club, thanks to the raid, he ran on foot to honor his contract with the owner and make his show on time. Arriving out of breath, he was about to start his set when the bomb hit. The explosion also killed the saxophone player, David Williams, and more than thirty patrons and staff.
- Quotes
Lord Wilfred Pye: How dare you not tell me you were not what you were when all the time you really were.
- Crazy creditsActor Robertson Hare is cited as such in the film's opening credits, but as J. Robertson Hare in the cast list that appears at the end of those credits.
- ConnectionsReferenced in The Sting (1973)
Featured review
When the story begins, Lord Pye and his friend, Rupert Boddy, are at a meeting of the local Purity League...an organization that is basically against anything that smacks of fun. The pair are appointed to go to a big meeting of the League...but instead of attending the conference, the pair run amok having a great time in London. Pye, in particular, has fun drinking and carousing with a lovely young cabaret singer...and he needs to be careful, since he is a married man. What's to come of all this? See the film.
This is an old fashioned film that manages to still entertain. Not a brilliant film but a fun one.
This is an old fashioned film that manages to still entertain. Not a brilliant film but a fun one.
- planktonrules
- Apr 11, 2019
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Details
- Runtime1 hour 17 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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