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When newly released prisoner Mr. Pastry (Richard Hearne) arrives to stay, he proves an embarrassment to his social climbing daughter Lady Florence (Ellen Pollock). As president of the society for the rehabilitation of ex-convicts, she attempts to hide the fact her father is an ex-con. She locks Mr.
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also rated the film three out of five stars, writing, "Both comedy and pathos come off well in an unpretentious little film that has likeable characters, an acceptable story and some amusing situations. In the supporting cast: two other music-hall comedians – Robert Moreton, once famous for his
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Pastry in his bedroom, and even plots to have him sent to Australia. But Lady Florence's children see Mr. Pastry differently, and he helps them through a problem, prompting even his daughter to see Mr. Pastry in a new light.
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rated the film three out of five stars, and wrote, "Though not a patch on Pastry's many TV shows, it's still a nostalgic treat"; and
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gave the film two out of five stars, calling it a "simple comedy with likable characters"; the
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Leslie S. Hiscott
Brock Williams
Richard Hearne
Ellen Pollock
Richard Wattis
Frederick Leister
Renown Pictures Corporation
comedy film
Leslie S. Hiscott
Richard Hearne
Ellen Pollock
Richard Wattis
Robert Moreton
socialite
Richard Hearne
Ellen Pollock
Richard Wattis
Robert Moreton
Frederick Leister
Darcy Conyers
Peggy Ann Clifford
Arthur Hewlett
Harry Towb
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