Father Came Too!

1964

1h 31m

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5.5/10

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When Dexter Munro and his new wife Juliet get married, they decide to escape Juliet's meddling father by buying a rundown cottage and doing it up themselves. But when the cottage proves to be more ramshackle than they thought, and the scale of the repairs needed far out of their budget, the newlyweds are forced into calling on Juliet's father after all. Before long he's employed incompetent builder Josh Wicks, and the situation goes from bad to worse.

Directors

Peter Graham Scott

Writers

Jack Davies(screenplay by)

Henry Blyth(screenplay by)

Stars

James Robertson Justice

Leslie Phillips

Stanley Baxter

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James Robertson Justice

Sir Beverley Grant

Mr. Roddy Chipfield

Dexter Munro

Juliet Munro

Mr. Gallagher

Ron

Actor Playing Executioner

Hugh Lloyd

Actor Playing Mary, Queen of Scots

Fred Emney

Actor Playing Sir Francis Drake

Peter Jones

Actor Playing Charles II

Josh Wicks

Stan

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Fire Officer

Farmer

Benzil Bulstrode

Actor Playing Robert the Bruce

Directors

Peter Graham Scott

Writers

Jack Davies(screenplay by)

Henry Blyth(screenplay by)

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6/10

I think this might be described as a film that didn't quite realise the sum of it's parts. A strong British comedy line up, but a rather thin plot and comedy that bordered just a bit too much on slapstick for my liking. "Sally" (Julie Munro) and "Dexter" (Stanley Baxter) are newlyweds trying to - thriftily - do up their rather ramshackle cottage that they bought from "Chipfield" (Leslie Philips). Enter her father, the wealthy and somewhat domineering "Sir Beverley" who imposes himself on the young couple - and on their wily builders - with predictably disastrous results. It is probably half an hour too long this, the jokes are there but you can see the punchlines from the top of the Eiffel Tower. Characterful, though - there is some chemistry on screen and a host of well-known faces (many from history!) keep the film moving along OK from one set-piece to the next. You might not recall watching it shortly afterwards, but it's an amusing enough 90 minutes that reminds you of the old adage - "nobody over 50 ought ever to go up a ladder!"

Geronimo196702 Dec, 2024