Pot Luck (1936 film)

Pot Luck
Pot Luck
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Directed by	Tom Walls
Written by	Ben Travers
Produced by	Michael Balcon
Starring	Tom Walls; Ralph Lynn; Robertson Hare; Diana Churchill;
Cinematography	Arthur Crabtree; Roy Kellino;
Edited by	Alfred Roome
Music by	Louis Levy; Jack Beaver;
Distributed by	Gainsborough Pictures
Release date	April 1936;
Running time	71 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

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.

Plot

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

Tom Walls as Inspector Patrick Fitzpatrick
Ralph Lynn as Reggie Bathbrick
Diana Churchill as Jane Bathbrick
Robertson Hare as Mr Pye
Peter Gawthorne as Chief Constable
Gordon James as Cream (the butler)
Martita Hunt as Mrs Cream (the cook)
J.A. O'Rourke as Kelly
Cyril Smith as Miller

Critical reception

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

^ BFI.org
^ "Pot Luck | Britmovie | Home of British Films". Archived from the original on 16 January 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
^ 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.)

External links

Pot Luck at IMDb

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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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