A frustrated classical composer gets a gig as a drummer with a jazz band at a fancy party, where he is mistaken for a Lord. He keeps landing up with the necklace of the hostess, which a couple of crooks are after.
Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a soft spot for 1930s British comedy and don't mind a movie that feels like it was written on the back of a napkin during lunch. If you want a tight, logical plot, keep walking. If you want to see a guy get mistaken for a Lord while holding a drumstick like a royal scep...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
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Robert Thornby
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"Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a soft spot for 1930s British comedy and don't mind a movie that feels like it was written on the back of a napkin during lunch. If you want a tight, logical plot, keep walking. If you want to see a guy get mistaken for a Lord while holding a drumstick like a royal scepter, pull up a chair. The whole premise of The Deputy Drummer is just pure, unadulterated nonsense. You have a classical composer who somehow ends up in a jazz band. The transitio..."
Peter Cheyney, Arthur Rigby, Reginald Long, Stanley Brightman, Frank Miller
United Kingdom
