Dennis Price purports to run a 'scandal magazine' but attempts to blackmail the topics of future issues with the threat of publishing thier deeds that they they don't want the public to know. Eventually the the ones getting blackmailed get together to thwart the dastrdly Price.
The late fifties and early sixties in Britain produced an exceptionally fine slew of comedy films that hold up remarkably well today. Not only are they fine showcases for the exceptional talent of the post WW2 comedians, they offer a fine view of Britain in those years.. Featuring as a basis of the film, the realtively new type of magazine that delighted in exposing the famous in all their shameful glory the film has a daring undercurrent to it, that over the years the press would be allowed to exploit people for their own means. Standout performances from Peter Sellars and Terry-Thomas elevate this from a cosy comedy to a rather biting tour-de-force of British outrage against the post-war money grabbing entrepeneurs. But saying that, it is a very light-of-touch comedy of manners that cannot fail to amuse fans of the stars featured. Very enjoyable.
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