A 1934 jewel heist where the real crime is how hard you'll laugh.
Staff in a jewellery store hatch a plan to catch a thief.
Acting
Ralph Lynn's flustered double-takes are pure physical comedy gold.
Writing
1930s British farce dialogue that never wastes a syllable.
Director
Tom Walls
Ralph Lynn
Jimmy Milligan
Gordon Harker
Nettle
Robertson Hare
Clement Peck
Lilian Bond
Evie Wynne
Basil Sydney
Hugh Stafford
Margaretta Scott
Leonora Stafford
Cecil Parker
Gordon Bray
Gordon James
Toome
Peter Gawthorne
Inspector Barlow
Norma Varden
Tiara Customer
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