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05/07/1949 Comedy, Thriller 1h 19m
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Laughter on tap

Overview

A loosely structured comedy allowing for a series of vignettes based around an ancient coaching inn. The story was adapted from the 1929 novel by Scottish writer Erik Linklater.

  1. Frederick Wilson

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Derek Bond

    Saturday Keith

  2. Rona Anderson

    Joanna Benbow

  3. James Robertson Justice

    Prof. Benbow

  4. John McLaren

    Elmer Van Buren

  5. Barbara Murray

    Nelly Bly

  6. Peter Croft

    Quentin Cotton

  7. Leslie Dwyer

    Holly

  8. Joyce Grenfell

    Miss Horsefell-Hughes

  9. Fabia Drake

    Lady Mercy Cotton

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-04-16
This opens up with a quite a fun exchange between poet "Saturday Keith" (Derek Bond) - "Frankly, sir, I'm lost for words" and literary critic "Prof. Benbow" (James Robertson Justice) - "I know, sir, I've read your works..." that rather sets the tone for this light-hearted post-war comedy set in a rustic inn that is struggling to make ends meet. The not-so-hot poet is, rather imprudently, made the manager of this establishment and as he gradually falls for "Joanna" (Rona Anderson) - the daughter of his nemesis - what ensues is a rather entertainingly prickly love story that also finds itself em...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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