While trying to impress a woman, a man stumbles upon an idea that would double the profits of gas stations. Being rebuffed by the woman's father, he takes his idea to a rival company, who hires him and runs his competition out of business.
Is this worth watching today? Only if you have a weird obsession with early 1930s British quickies or petrol station marketing. You'll probably love it if you like fast-talking guys with bad ideas who get lucky. If you want actual high stakes, you will absolutely hate this. ⛽ Ian Hunter plays Peter, this incredibly smu...
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"Is this worth watching today? Only if you have a weird obsession with early 1930s British quickies or petrol station marketing. You'll probably love it if you like fast-talking guys with bad ideas who get lucky. If you want actual high stakes, you will absolutely hate this. ⛽ Ian Hunter plays Peter, this incredibly smug guy who is basically broke but acts like he owns London. He wants to impress a girl, played by Nancy O'Neil, whose dad is a big shot in the petrol business. So Peter comes up wit..."
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