Without a job, a young man is given the opportunity run his ill uncle's private-detective agency. He finds himself mixed up with everything from an unfaithful husband who is a secret nudist to a schoolteacher who believes his pupil's father is beating him.

Is it worth the watch? If you're into old-school British comedy that feels like it was put together on a rainy Tuesday afternoon, you’ll probably find something to like here. George Formby is doing his usual thing, and if that grates on your nerves, skip this immediately. People who hate musical numbers popping up in t...


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Arthur Mertz

Henry Edwards
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"Is it worth the watch? If you're into old-school British comedy that feels like it was put together on a rainy Tuesday afternoon, you’ll probably find something to like here. George Formby is doing his usual thing, and if that grates on your nerves, skip this immediately. People who hate musical numbers popping up in the middle of a private detective investigation will definitely want to stay far away. Everyone else? It’s a weird, slightly messy artifact of a different time. Watching Off the Do..."
George Formby, John E. Blakeley, Arthur Mertz
United Kingdom
Henry Edwards

