I first saw this film a number of years ago and had never forgotten it. I took the opportunity to watch it again recently and realised what a little masterpiece it is, based on a timeless premise of rags to riches. Each member of the cast is faultless and the direction is superb, Guiness shows what a consummate actor he was admirably supported by some of the fine character players of the time. Glynis Johns plays manipulation and seductiveness to perfection ably supported by Valerie Hobson and Petula Clark as the other central women working to the finely crafted screenplay. To me it ranks along with the finest Ealing comedies. The Card is an example of British film making at its best.
Review of The Promoter
