A rare Norman Wisdom movie, not included on any of the usual box sets, but surprisingly decent for the most part. The early plot-based narrative that sees Wisdom get involved with a gang of thieves, staging an elaborate heist, going to prison and then trying to make a go of it afterwards, is very well handled. The shower scene set-piece is one of the funniest of the actor's career. Sadly, once the final plotline involving impersonating an army general kicks into gear it tends to lose things a bit and gets a bit tedious towards the end; a shame the early quality didn't stay with it.
Review of There Was a Crooked Man
