- Film Review
- Reviewed By David Parkinson
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2 out of 5
Based on a long-running stage success, this politically incorrect comedy established Peggy Mount in the booming shrew persona that was to make her such a hit in 1960s TV series such as George and the Dragon. Here she terrorises weak-kneed hubby Cyril Smith and prospective son-in-law Ronald Lewis on the eve of daughter Shirley Eaton's wedding. However, while she dominates the proceedings, she has every scene stolen from under her nose by the peerless Esma Cannon. There isn't a stand-up comic anywhere who couldn't reel off a dozen funnier mother-in-law gags, but this is, nevertheless, a fascinating reminder of what used to make us laugh.
Plot Summary
Comedy starring Peggy Mount as an overbearing mother who is determined to have complete control over her daughter's wedding to a sailor.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Emma Hornett
- Peggy Mount
- Henry Hornett
- Cyril Smith
- Shirley Hornett
- Shirley Eaton
- Albert Tufnell
- Ronald Lewis
- Edie Hornett
- Esma Cannon
- Daphne
- Joy Webster
- Carnoustie Bligh
- Gordon Jackson
- Mrs Lack
- Thora Hird
- Reverend Purefoy
- Geoffrey Keen
- Toddy
- Jack MacGowran
- TBC
- Michael Caine
Crew
- Director
- Gordon Parry
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