Mistaken Identity

1942

49m

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5.0/10

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A booking clerk is dismissed after a mistake, and confused with a millionaire in London.

Directors

Walter Tennyson

Writers

Ian Walker(screenplay by)

Stars

Richard Goolden

Gillian Maude

Julian Vedey

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Edward Benson

Ann Waterhouse

Max Wenda

Mr. Ross

Dave

Mr. Holt

Col. Carey

Mr. Edward Benson

Miss Wood

Tourways Manager

Vicar

Directors

Walter Tennyson

Writers

Ian Walker(screenplay by)

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This is a mildly amusing outing for BBC radio comic Richard Goolden who picks up the part of a comedian who works at the office of an airline. When he allows impresario "Max Wenda" (Julian Vedey) to use the last two tickets on a flight from Jersey to London, he gets fired. Determined to take advantage of the soft-soaping he had received from this theatre producer, he sets off to live the dream. Meantime, a somewhat reclusive millionaire with the same surname arrives at the same airport at the same time and confusion ensues resulting in our would-be comic being mistaken for his wealthy namesake by aspiring journo "Dave" (Humphrey Morton) and soon everyone is trying to outdo the other (or not to eat the poisoned sweeties). It's harmless fun this, symptomatic of mid war feel-good writing and humour that offers little of substance, but an hour of escapism in times when quite literally the sky was raining in on the audience. You will forget it soon after you have seen it, I'm sure, but it's an engaging enough piece of cinema nostalgia.

Geronimo196726 Jun, 2022