Pot Luck (1936 film)

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Pot Luck
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Directed by Tom Walls
Written by Ben Travers
Produced by Michael Balcon
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Edited by Alfred Roome
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Distributed by Gainsborough Pictures
Release date
April 1936
Running time
71 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Pot Luck is a 1936 British comedy film directed by and starring Tom Walls. The screenplay is by Ben Travers based loosely on his 1930 stage play A Night Like This . It also featured Ralph Lynn, Robertson Hare, Diana Churchill and Martita Hunt. The cast included members of the regular Aldwych Farce company.

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Plot

A retired Scotland Yard detective, Patrick Fitzpatrick (Tom Walls) comes back to take one final case, tracking down a missing vase which has been stolen by a gang of thieves specialising in taking art treasures. His investigation takes him to the home of the innocent Mr Pye (Robertson Hare), whose house has been used by the crooks to hide their proceeds. [1] [2]

Cast

Critical reception

Writing for The Spectator in 1936, Graham Greene gave the film a neutral review, praising the direction and the acting of Tom Walls and of Robertson Hare, but deigning to praise Ralph Lynn for his performance explaining that he had a peculiar antipathy toward his acting. [3]

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References

  1. BFI.org
  2. "Pot Luck | Britmovie | Home of British Films". Archived from the original on 16 January 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  3. Greene, Graham (10 April 1936). "Liebesmelodie/Pot Luck/If You Could Only Cook/One Way Ticket". The Spectator . (reprinted in: Taylor, John Russell, ed. (1980). The Pleasure Dome . p.  65. ISBN   0192812866.)