A Yank In Ermine tells of the story of an enlisted American Airman who gets a visit
from British solicitor Reginald Beckwith who tells him that he's about to inherit
a title and estate because a whole lot of relatives he never knew he had have taken leave of this earth. He's got himself a nice bit of acreage in England with
servants and all.
Of course if he decides the lifestyle isn't for him he can abdicate. But Peter
Thompson decides to go to the United Kingdom and check it out. Accompanying
area a pair of friends Harold Lloyd, Jr., and Jon Pertwee.
There are some women involved. A nightclub singer back home played by
Diana Decker and Noelle Middleton who is the heiress to a neighboring estate.
The usual romantic complications ensue.
This might have been a bigger hit, but Peter Thompson was just too bland in
the lead. I daresay this probably got limited distribution on this side of the
pond.
Another reviewer said Jon Pertwee had an atrocious American accent. That he
did, but I think it was quite deliberate. Pertwee was having some fun with the
part spoofing what some Americans sound like to British ears. I enjoyed him and Harold Lloyd, Jr. at the local dance where Pertwee cuts one mean rug in
slang of the day.
A Yank In Ermine still an entertaining film after over 60 years.