The Brace brothers (Percy and Peter) are in a continual trough of financial depression and fear they may lose their racehorse Moonbeam to repay a mortgage to Mr. Dane. The brothers borrow money from their aunt Fanny, claiming they are both getting married and thus need her financial aid. They get caught in a lie however when Aunt Fanny announces she's coming to visit them. The brothers try to talk two women (Nellie and Maud) into posing as their wives to fool Aunt Fanny. Nellie's fiance shows up unexpectedly, breaks up with Nellie and winds up making a play for Aunt Fanny. Mr. Dane tries to withdraw their racehorse from the Derby, and the two brothers are forced to kidnap the animal. Percy winds up betting on the wrong horse as the race begins, but things work out for the best and the Brace brothers end up accidentally winning a massive sum at the track.
Filming was completed on June 23, 1936, and the film was released in the UK on Dec. 6, 1936. Variety (12/9/36) reviewed it, saying "Good enough to be accepted in America as a programmer." But the film fared poorly at the box office, and resulted in Hammer Films' not making another movie for more than a decade.[3]
In 1940, Pathescope Monthly called it "A lively comedy you will enjoy!"[4]
References
↑ Johnson, Tom (1996). Hammer Films: An Exhaustive Filmography. North Carolina: McFarland. p. 27. ISBN 0-7864-0034-X.
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