A young musician invents an anti-theft device for cars, but works as a jazz conductor while waiting for his invention to be successful.
Acting
Stanley Lupino's chaotic energy as a jazz-conductor-slash-inventor.
Production
Glimpses of 1933 Britain before Hays Code sanitized everything.
Director
Frederic Zelnik
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Stanley Lupino was part of the famous Lupino acting dynasty; his daughter Ida became a legendary Hollywood director. This is basically her dad's side quest.
The 'anti-theft device for cars' plot reflects genuine 1930s anxiety about automobile crime — and Britain's weird faith that technology fixes everything.
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