Pot Luck (1936 film)

Pot Luck
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Directed by	Tom Walls
Produced by	Michael Balcon
Written by	Ben Travers
Starring	Tom Walls Ralph Lynn Robertson Hare Diana Churchill
Music by	Louis Levy
Cinematography	Arthur Crabtree Roy Kellino
Edited by	Alfred Roome
Distributed by	Gainsborough Pictures
Release dates	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.^[1]

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.^[2]^[3]

Cast

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

References

The films of Tom Walls

Rookery Nook (1930)
On Approval (1930)
Canaries Sometimes Sing (1930)
Tons of Money (1930)
Plunder (1931)
A Night Like This (1932)
Thark (1932)
Leap Year (1932)
The Blarney Stone (1933)
Leave It to Smith (1933)
A Cuckoo in the Nest (1933)
Turkey Time (1933)
A Cup of Kindness (1934)
Lady in Danger (1934)
Dirty Work (1934)
Fighting Stock (1935)
Stormy Weather (1935)
Foreign Affaires (1935)
Pot Luck (1936)
Dishonour Bright (1936)
For Valour (1937)
Second Best Bed (1938)
Old Iron (1938)

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