Percy Pointer's passion in life is the theatre, and all his spare time is devoted to the play he is writing. When it's finished it arrives on the desk of a London impresario, when he wants to stage a flop.
Acting
Charlie Drake's physical comedy is genuinely impressive.
Production
Authentic West End theatre atmosphere throughout.
Director
Peter Graham Scott
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Charlie Drake was a huge TV star in Britain but this was one of his rare leading film roles.
The 'ten per cent' refers to the standard theatrical agent's commission, a world now largely vanished.
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