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When Holley publishes an offer of a large sum to Artie by way of apology (having heard that he committed suicide), Ningle cannot resist "resurrecting" the artist, but Holley now suspects the truth. Ningle manages to outmanoeuvre him, however, and presents the money to Beryl and Richard, enabling them
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gave the film 2/5 stars, writing: "After 40 years as a circus clown and music-hall comic, Richard Hearne finally found fame on TV as the fumbling old fool, Mr Pastry. But the performer was less fond of the character to whom he owed his fortune than the public, and Hearne frequently sought to escape
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from the corny slapstick of his children's shows. Here, he plays a pavement artist who convinces his wife he is a high financier. The cheery street folk simply don't ring true and the pathos makes
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His life is thrown into turmoil when his deception is nearly discovered by Mr. Holley, the father of his daughter Beryl's new fiancé, Richard. The father happens to be the managing editor of the
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newspaper, and worried about his prospective in-laws. A series of misunderstandings lead to the mistaken belief that Ningle has been murdered by "Artie the artist", leading to a massive police
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from which he had been sacked. Every day, he journeys in and changes into the disguise of his
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British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non-Fiction Film
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Mr Ningle has been living a lie for seven years by pretending to still be
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around London. The film's director, Maclean Rogers, was experienced in
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This article related to a British comedy film of the 1950s is a
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rated the film as "average", writing: "Harmless comedy"
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to marry despite the opposition of Richard's parents.
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Maclean Rogers
H. F. Maltby
Michael Pertwee
Richard Hearne
Garry Marsh
Ellen Pollock
Geoffrey Faithfull
Charles Hasse
Wilfred Burns
Nettlefold Studios
Butcher's Film Service
comedy film
Maclean Rogers
Richard Hearne
Garry Marsh
Ellen Pollock
H. F. Maltby
Michael Pertwee.
Stanley Baker
constable
commuting
City of London
alter ego
Trafalgar Square
manhunt
Richard Hearne
Garry Marsh
Ellen Pollock
Tom Gill

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