Comedy from 1933 providing an early film role for Leslie Fuller, seeing the popular, rubber faced actor and entertainer once touted as Elstrees own Clark Gable playing identical twins with very different ambitions, one is a policeman who longs to join a circus, the other a farm hand who wants to be a policeman!.
You should only watch this if you have a deep, slightly worrying obsession with dusty British comedies from the early thirties. If you expect slick jokes or fast pacing, you are going to absolutely hate it within five minutes. But for those of us who love weird cinematic history, it is a pretty fun ride. 🎪The movie st...
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"You should only watch this if you have a deep, slightly worrying obsession with dusty British comedies from the early thirties. If you expect slick jokes or fast pacing, you are going to absolutely hate it within five minutes. But for those of us who love weird cinematic history, it is a pretty fun ride. 🎪The movie stars Leslie Fuller, who was apparently called "Elstree's own Clark Gable" back then. I find that hilarious because he looks more like a friendly potato than a Hollywood heartthrob. ..."
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