It was popular enough to be re-released in 1943. While possibly originally intended to top the bill, it was released as a second feature and is classified as a quota quickie.[2]
Synopsis
While on a family holiday in Blackpool, Mr Pog, a mild-mannered man, is mistaken for an international spy. He escapes a brush with the police in women's clothing which he has stolen but discovers a secret letter in the owner's handbag. This leads him to a meeting with representatives of the country of Ptomania (a thinly-disguised Germany) who are involved in an attempt to sabotage an international glider competition. A Hitler look-alike, complete with fringe, toothbrush moustache, and wild gesticulations, makes a brief appearance as the unnamed pilot of a doomed Ptomanian plane.The film also includes a song and dance routine as well as a number of slapstick moments.
Kine Weekly wrote: "The pantomimics and clever dancing of Lupino Lane, and a wide variety of spectacular scenes, bring fresh humour to this broad, obvious slapstick comedy... Apart from one or two dull patches, the picture moves at a merry pace and works up to a capital climax. ... Lupino Lane introduces all his familiar gags and a few new ones, and is quite funny during the periods when he masquerades as a woman. It is his untiring efforts which provide the fun. Lola dunt is quite good as the masterful Mrs. Pog, while Roy Carey is clever as Pat Pog, the precocious offspring."[4]
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote of the 1943 re-release: "This may have been tolerable popular entertainment in 1931 when it first appeared, but the passage of time now makes it so dated as to be almost unbearable except possibly for juvenile audiences."[5]
References
↑"No Lady". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
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