Will Hay - Where There's A Will
Benjamin Stubbins is an unsuccessful Lawyer, addicted to drink, who owes money all round. When he is used by a gang of crooks to furthur their scheme to rob a bank, Stubbins, unwittingly and hilariously manages to bring about their capture. Read more
| Starring | Will Hay, Graham Moffatt, Moore Marriott, Hartley Power |
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| Director | Marcel Varnel, William Beaudine |
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Will Hay - Where There's A Will
Benjamin Stubbins is an unsuccessful Lawyer, addicted to drink, who owes money all round. When he is used by a gang of crooks to furthur their scheme to rob a bank, Stubbins, unwittingly and hilariously manages to bring about their capture.
| Starring | Will Hay, Graham Moffatt, Moore Marriott, Hartley Power, Gina Malo, Norma Varden |
|---|---|
| Director | Marcel Varnel, William Beaudine |
| Studio | CARLTON VISUAL ENTERTAINMENT LTD |
| Certificate | |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | DVD: 16 Jun 2003 |
| Format | DVD |
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This sporadically charming fish-out-of-water comedy sees a family of cockneys moving to the Devon countryside when they inherit a run-down farm. Director Vernon Sewell manages a few sly touches, as local housekeeper Kathleen Harrison tries to whip the work-shy Londoners into shape. George Cole gives his rent-a-spiv character another airing, and there's a young Edward Woodward lurking among the bit players. The script is by RF Delderfield, who also wrote the novel that formed the basis of the memorable BBC TV series To Serve Them All My Days.
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Pantomime slapstick
'Where there's a Will' (1936) was the first film to star the bolshy 'fat boy' Graham Moffat alongside Will Hay. Moore Marriott doesn't appear: his first film with Will Hay came later in 1936 in 'Windbag the Sailor'. Will Hay plays an ageing, failed lawyer (Graham Moffat is his office boy) whose wife is dead, and their only daughter is being brought up by his wealthy inlaws, in complete ignorance of her father's failure in life. Innocent and easily duped, Will is completely taken in by a group of criminals who want to use his office as a base for a bank robbery and engage his co-operation by claiming that they are trying to establish the right of one of the group to a Scottish inheritance. By involving Will in the robbery they ensure he can't give them away to the police, but then they move on to jewel robbery at his inlaws' Christmas party ... There is less quick-fire repartee in this film than in the later films such as 'Old Bones' and 'Oh! Mr Porter', but there is plenty of slapstick, situation comedy, and enjoyable exchanges between Hay and Moffat. All in all it's good mid-week evening entertainment. Plus the very latest 1936 music and fashions! [N.B.: As this DVD was originally packaged with 'Old Bones of the River', the details given further up this page have been confused with those for the other film. 'Where there's a Will' stars Will Hay, Gina Mola and Hartley Power, and lasts for 76 minutes.]
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Most recent members' review
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Nostalgia reigns
This was not one of his best films, but it was well worth watching. Such a lovely set piece and of time well gone.
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Will Hay - Where There's A Will
Benjamin Stubbins is an unsuccessful Lawyer, addicted to drink, who owes money all round. When he is used by a gang of crooks to furthur their scheme to rob a bank, Stubbins, unwittingly and hilariously manages to bring about their capture....
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