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1949

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Brothers from a Welsh village take their first trip to London to collect a prize, and meet a con artist and sundry other urban distractions. Read more

Starring	Donald Houston, Meredith Edwards, Moira Lister, Alec Guinness
Director	Charles Frend
Genres	Comedy

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  Old fashioned Ealing Comedy
  
  It's nice to have this available on DVD, in a very good print. It isn't a great film - the characterisations are stock and the plotting is predictable... read more »
  
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  - Leni
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  - London
  - 22 Mar 2009 at 08:44
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  Gentle satire of English and Welsh
  
  This was the fourth Ealing Comedy of 1949. The first three -- Passport to Pimlico, Whisky Galore and Kind Hearts and Coronets -- were box-office hits and remain... read more »
  
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  - 23 Mar 2009 at 10:06

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Critics' reviews
- Released in a vintage Ealing year (Passport to Pimlico, Whisky Galore!, Kind Hearts and Coronets), this comic effort,... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 12 Nov 2008 at 02:28
- Slight, bright, British chase comedy with characterizations as excellent as they are expected.
- 36938
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:44

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