Just watching this old film on the Talking Pictures TV Channel, I have never heard of it and was in two minds about bothering.
But I am glad that I did as its full of whimsy, and old film and TV personalities.
1944 was the year my Brother Murray was born, and I generally like to see films and locations before I was born.
One of the pleasures of these old flicks is spotting the actors, and remembering what they were in.
The absolute youngest of them here is a real toddler Harry Fowler, he is still recognisable however young.
Esma Cannon is also incredibly young certainly the youngest I have ever seen her, I know her principally from the TV comedy show The Rag Trade.
Joan Hickson is fairly young but always recognisable, in anything I have ever seen her in.
Richard Green I will always remember from an old TV show from my childhood, that of Robin Hood.
The funniest thing for me about this old flick is the comment made in the early part of the film, where Richard Green's character is being shown around the village. There are plenty of local businesses with the family name of Bucket, and he is told that "the village call the name Bucket but the family call it Bouquet".
Why on earth should that be remotely funny?
Because that is exactly the same as in a far more recent TV comedy, Keeping Up Appearances.
There the principle character is Hyacinth and her husbands family name is Bucket. But as an incorrigible social climber she insists, on calling the family name Bouquet.
But I am glad that I did as its full of whimsy, and old film and TV personalities.
1944 was the year my Brother Murray was born, and I generally like to see films and locations before I was born.
One of the pleasures of these old flicks is spotting the actors, and remembering what they were in.
The absolute youngest of them here is a real toddler Harry Fowler, he is still recognisable however young.
Esma Cannon is also incredibly young certainly the youngest I have ever seen her, I know her principally from the TV comedy show The Rag Trade.
Joan Hickson is fairly young but always recognisable, in anything I have ever seen her in.
Richard Green I will always remember from an old TV show from my childhood, that of Robin Hood.
The funniest thing for me about this old flick is the comment made in the early part of the film, where Richard Green's character is being shown around the village. There are plenty of local businesses with the family name of Bucket, and he is told that "the village call the name Bucket but the family call it Bouquet".
Why on earth should that be remotely funny?
Because that is exactly the same as in a far more recent TV comedy, Keeping Up Appearances.
There the principle character is Hyacinth and her husbands family name is Bucket. But as an incorrigible social climber she insists, on calling the family name Bouquet.