The read
It runs a compact 1h 19m.
Synopsis
Reservist Tommy Smart - who has made his fortune since the war selling army surplus - arrives at an army camp, with his chauffeur/valet, for two weeks' training. Bank manager Corporal Jones is in Tommy's squad. Sylvia, Jones' daughter, wishes to marry Lieutenant Robson, a National Service officer. Smart is under the orders of his old enemy Sergeant Thickpenny and R.S.M. Brittain; various parade ground antics ensue.
Ratings
IMDb5.1/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Maurice ElveyDirector
Cast
- Tommy TrinderSally Briggs
- Dora BryanHortense Tipp
- Mary ParkerPvt. Sally Briggs
- James CopelandJim Campbell
- Rolf HarrisPvt. Proudfoot
- Harold GoodwinPvt. Rossiter
- Derek PrenticeCpl Jones
Stills
Themes
black and white