A stolen vase, a chaotic household, and a detective who can't stay retired.
A retired Scotland Yard detective, Patrick Fitzpatrick (Tom Walls) comes back to take one final case, tracking down a missing vase which has been stolen by a gang of thieves specialising in taking art treasures. His investigation takes him to the home of the innocent Mr Pye (Robertson Hare), whose house has been used by the crooks to hide their proceeds.
Acting
Robertson Hare's flustered everyman steals every scene.
Writing
Walls' dialogue zings at machine-gun pace.
Direction
Doors slam, secrets spill, chaos reigns—tight farce construction.
Director
Tom Walls
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tom Walls and Ralph Lynn were the kings of Aldwych Theatre farce; this film adapts their stage chemistry.
71 minutes was standard for British 'quota quickies'—cheap films made to satisfy legal requirements for domestic content.
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