Pot Luck is a 1936 British comedy film directed by and starring Tom Walls. The screenplay is by Ben Travers based loosely on his 1930 stage play A Night Like This. It also featured Ralph Lynn, Robertson Hare, Diana Churchill and Martita Hunt. The cast included members of the regular Aldwych Farce company.

Pot Luck
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Directed byTom Walls
Written byBen Travers
Produced byMichael Balcon
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byAlfred Roome
Music by
Distributed byGainsborough Pictures
Release date
  • April 1936 (1936-04)
Running time
71 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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A retired Scotland Yard detective, Patrick Fitzpatrick (Tom Walls) comes back to take one final case, tracking down a missing vase which has been stolen by a gang of thieves specialising in taking art treasures. His investigation takes him to the home of the innocent Mr Pye (Robertson Hare), whose house has been used by the crooks to hide their proceeds.[1][2]

Cast

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Critical reception

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Writing for The Spectator in 1936, Graham Greene gave the film a neutral review, praising the direction and the acting of Tom Walls and of Robertson Hare, but deigning to praise Ralph Lynn for his performance explaining that he had a peculiar antipathy toward his acting.[3]

References

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  1. ^ BFI.org
  2. ^ "Pot Luck | Britmovie | Home of British Films". Archived from the original on 16 January 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  3. ^ Greene, Graham (10 April 1936). "Liebesmelodie/Pot Luck/If You Could Only Cook/One Way Ticket". The Spectator. (reprinted in: Taylor, John Russell, ed. (1980). The Pleasure Dome. p. 65. ISBN 0192812866.)
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