delval-7 Review of There Was a Crooked Man

There Was a Crooked Man (1960)

Court action pulled this picture from general release.

[9/10 · 8 March 2009]

I saw this film in London as a child. It is a first rate Norman Wisdom film, shot on the south coast, where Norman's inept 'crook' manages to blow up half of a seaside town. It was released on the Rank circuit and shortly after showing in South London, was pulled due to threatened legal action over ownership of rights. As far as I know, it has not been screened since and there have been no television showings, so one can only guess that the problem has not been solved. Hopefully this is an incorrect assumption and the matter has been resolved so that once again this excellent comedy will be available for all to enjoy. If anyone has any further information about this matter, I would be delighted to hear about it.