Con man local mayor gambles municipal treasury in a poker game and wins a broken down theatre.Con man local mayor gambles municipal treasury in a poker game and wins a broken down theatre.Con man local mayor gambles municipal treasury in a poker game and wins a broken down theatre.
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Leonard Sharp
- Claude
- (as Leonard Sharpe)
Franklyn Bennett
- Hilary Craven
- (as Franklin Bennett)
Sheila Bligh
- Undetermined role
- (uncredited)
Raymond Glendenning
- Self - Announcer
- (uncredited)
Vincent Holman
- Opposition Leader
- (uncredited)
Jean Kent
- Kitty Kent
- (uncredited)
Peter Noble
- Head boy of acting school
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis film received its USA premiere when it was telecast in New York City Thursday 13 September 1951 on WCBS (Channel 2).
- Crazy creditsFollowing the credit for Jack Train in the opening credits, the remainder of the cast are preceded by 'and the Itma Company playing their radio characters'.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The World's End (2013)
- SoundtracksHill-Billy Song
Music by Clive Richardson
Lyrics by Ted Kavanagh and Max Kester (uncredited)
Performed by Tommy Handley (uncredited)
Featured review
I hadn't heard of any of the actors in this film before nor the radio show it was based on however I still managed to get a few laughs out of it. The mayor of Foaming At The Mouth, an odd name even for a fictional town is broke and in a game of poker has 'won' a theatre, this theatre however isn't as grand as he first hopes and also comes with an acting school full of pupils who have paid but haven't received any tuition. One thing leads to another and they end up putting on a variety show, getting this show on stage means lots of twists and turns before the big night. The lead role played by Tommy Handley is mildly amusing, his rapid quickfire humour wears off before the end of the film and his bumbling ever loyal assistant also suffers from a similar fate, the best laughs however come from the end of the film which helps to keep the film going. All the cast play their roles well and the overall production is decent enough so although I had no idea who 'that man' was he helped entertain me for an hour and a half.
- memorable-name
- Jun 12, 2017
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Details
- Runtime1 hour 24 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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