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01/01/1955 Comedy 1h 14m
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Overview

Mr Pastry's social climbing daughter, president of a society for the rehabilitation for ex-convicts, hides the fact that her father is himself a prisoner. When he is released and arrives at her home, she panics and locks him in the attic until a job can be found for him, preferably abroad!

  1. Leslie S. Hiscott

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Richard Hearne

    Charles Pastry

  2. Ellen Pollock

    Lady Florence

  3. Richard Wattis

    Edgar

  4. Robert Moreton

    Humphrey

  5. Frederick Leister

    Sir John

  6. Peter Sinclair

    Kane

  7. John Downing

    Simon

  8. Anne Smith

    Penelope

  9. Darcy Conyers

    Morgan

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-11-14
There is something almost "Mr. Chips" about Richard Hearne's performance as "Charles Pastry" in this episodic comedy about a convict released, after a very long stretch, into the rather unwelcoming arms of his well-to-do daughter "Florence" (Ellen Pollock). She arranges to accommodate him, but that means being locked in an attic room until she can find somewhere obscure to put him. He is a mischievous old soul, and is soon causing domestic mayhem in her normally well-ordered house. The humour is gentle, if predictable, and it's quite an interesting observation on family and snobbery amiably he...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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