The read
It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
Dr. Nookey is disgraced and sent to a remote island hospital. He is given a secret slimming potion by a member of staff, Gladstone Screwer, and he flies back to England to fame and fortune. But others want to cash in on his good fortunes, and some just want him brought down a peg or two.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
64 audience votes
Key crew
- Talbot RothwellScreenplay
- Gerald ThomasDirector
Cast
- Sidney JamesGladstone Screwer
- Kenneth WilliamsDr. Frederick Carver
- Charles HawtreyDr. Ernest Stoppidge
- Jim DaleDr. Jimmy Nookey
- Joan SimsMrs. Ellen Moore
- Barbara WindsorGoldie Locks
- Hattie JacquesMiss Soaper, the Matron
- Patsy RowlandsMiss Fosdick
- Peter ButterworthShuffling Patient
- Elizabeth KnightNurse Willing
- Alexandra DaneStout Woman
- Peter GilmoreHenry