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This veritable trip down memory lane is a film that will appeal to a selective and specialized audience. In truth there won’t be many people under 70 or 80 who will be in any way familiar with the stars of this film… that said it will make the perfect Christmas present for gran or gramps (or anyone who is into lighthearted variety entertainment).
Jimmy Knowles (Nat Jackley), Sally Bishop (Pat Kirkwood) and Ann Hart (Dorothy Squires) are three variety performers trying their best to keep their entertaining and diverse show on the road but are having trouble finding a half decent audience. They lose their venue as a result of this BUT! But Jimmy’s best mate David Laws (Bonar Colleano) just happens to own a theatre! Trouble is he s a washed up drunk and his theatre in an appalling state of disrepair… and they have no money. Their obliging agent Maxie Jago (Meier Tzelniker) thinks it would be a good idea if Nat goes into the new medium TV which he loathes to do as