Two bank robbers, Dennis and Hal, are on the run from the police after a successful heist. Needing somewhere to hide the loot, they turn to a funeral parlour where they stash the cash in Hal's recently-deceased mother's coffin. Taking the coffin, they turn to Hal's father and hide it in the bathroom of his hotel. Before long the hotel is host to the eccentric Inspector Truscott.
Acting
Dick Emery's twitchy funeral director steals every scene he's in.
Direction
Narizzano keeps theatrical chaos cinematic without losing punch.
Costume
Nurse Fay's mod outfits versus Truscott's absurd raincoat perfection.
Director
Silvio Narizzano
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Joe Orton's 1965 play, which premiered months before his murder. The film softens the original's sharper homoerotic edges.
Richard Attenborough later called Truscott his worst performance, yet it's now a cult favorite for its sheer committed absurdity.
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