Pot Luck (1936 film)

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.

Pot Luck
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Directed byTom Walls
Produced byMichael Balcon
Written byBen Travers
StarringTom Walls
Ralph Lynn
Robertson Hare
Diana Churchill
Music byLouis Levy
Jack Beaver
CinematographyArthur Crabtree
Roy Kellino
Edited byAlfred Roome
Distributed byGainsborough Pictures
Release date
April 1936
Running time
71 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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]

References
  1. BFI.org
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 January 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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.)
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