Richard Hearne writes the Miss Robin Hood stories for a teenage magazine, which are greatly enjoyed by Margaret Rutherford and the children that live in her home. She enlists the help of the writer to help steal back a whisky formula, stolen by JRJ's family many years ago. Before long the police are on their trail.
If Michael Powell or Orson Welles had been asked to direct one of the lesser Ealing comedies, the result may very well have been similar to this curious British comedy from the 50's. The director (who was also responsible for such diverse foilms as the '76 version of King Kong, I Was Monty's Double, Death On The Nile) adds many surreal touches you have to wonder if he knew he was directing a comedy at all. Irrespective of this, the film does have bucketloads of charm and with a stellar cast (which also includes Reg Varney, Dora Bryan, Kenneth Connor and Michael Medwin amongst others) it's a very enjoyable film although you are left scratching your head a bit at the end. With such a short running time, maybe there was a lot cut out. Charming, but a trifle bizarre.
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