Der grüne Mann (1956)
38KDer grüne Mann: Directed by Robert Day, Basil Dearden. With Alastair Sim, George Cole, Terry-Thomas, Jill Adams. An assassin is annoyed by a vacuum cleaner salesman determined to stop him.
“A murder, a deliberate mix-up with house numbers, a vacuum-cleaner salesman and a young bride-to-be in a compromising position. Oh, and a pompous politician about to be blown up by an assassin with a bomb in a wireless. It gets even better when these people are played by George Cole, Jill Adams, Raymond Huntley and of course the great Alastair Sim. This is a farce in the true British sense, with lots of running about, hiding of bodies and misunderstandings. Add to the mix Terry-Thomas making the most of his modest role and the much underrated Colin Gordon playing a stiff BBC announcer on the edge of a nervous breakdown and we have the recipe for a wonderful Sunday afternoon film. Britain made this type of film with great aplomb in the 50u0026#39;s, perhaps because our National Character was so u0026#39;send-upableu0026#39; at the time and we didnu0026#39;t mind laughing at ourselves. We donu0026#39;t make them now, which is why we go out and buy DVDu0026#39;s of 50-year-old comedies that have no equal. Superb.”
