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12/11/1952 Comedy, Crime 1h 16m
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Overview

In this delightful fantasy adventure, a mild-mannered writer of adventure stories for girls finds himself presented with an intriguing proposition from an elderly fan. She suggests that they conspire to steal a secret whiskey formula from ruthless distillers, who themselves stole it from her family in years gone by. With the recipe back in hand however, it's not long before they attract attention from the Inspectors of Scotland Yard.

  1. John Guillermin

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Margaret Rutherford

    Heather Honey

  2. Richard Hearne

    Henry Wrigley

  3. Edward Lexy

    DI Wilson

  4. Fanny Rowe

    Marion Wrigley

  5. Michael Medwin

    Ernest

  6. Eunice Gayson

    Pam Wrigley

  7. Sidney James

    Sidney (as Sidney James)

  8. Dora Bryan

    Pearl

  9. Eric Berry

    Lord Otterbourne aka The Otter

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-09-09
Richard Hearne is happily churning our children's stories for the 'Teenager" comic, when he encounters Margaret Rutherford - and is soon knee deep in a rousing crime conspiracy to pinch the secret recipe for "the MacAlister" - a legendary Scotch whisky - which is closely guarded by James Robertson Justice, so she can invest the proceeds in her schools that benefit youngsters all still recovering from the after effects of WWII. It's a simple, daft comedy with plenty of scope for the two stars to do exactly that - well complimented by JRJ, Dora Bryan and Sid James. John Guillermin must have had ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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