In the famous opening logo,the Gainsborough lady turns to the camera to reveal Ralph Lynn.This is the funniest moment of this his penultimate film.It is a strange mixture.Lynn inherits a racing stables from an uncle who was the black sheep of the family.His aunt and uncle want to turn the stables into a home for working women.Lynn is persuaded to collect debts of the estate one of which is due from Garry Marsh who manages to get Lynn to take the debt ridden stable in exchange for the debt.So we see a lot of the wrestlers including one called Ting A Ling who always starts wrestling when he hears a bell.The climax is very frantic.Lynn wins his bet on the Derby and the hand of Gina Marlo and staves off the prospect of the stables being turned into a girls home.Lynn is on his own in this film and is clearly in need of better support and a decent script.
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Cast go all out in All In
wilvram15 September 2022
Very much in the style of the Aldwych farces though not by Ben Travers, All In is an exuberant comedy, with an amusing, excellently timed performance from Ralph Lynn. It's a prime example of what an excellent director of comedies Marcel Varnel was - not only does he keep the absurd plot constantly on the move, but gets some fine playing from the experienced cast. The result is a lot more than just the film of a play. Jack Barty, perhaps known best as Mae Busch's mad butler Jitters in Oliver The Eighth, is entertaining as a wrestler who starts fighting whenever he hears a bell. Also a chance to see the enjoyable Claude Dampier in more than a cameo role. All-in wrestling in 1930's England was unlicensed and unregulated and included some unscrupulous promoters who'd try anything to keep bloodthirsty spectators watching and the film provides a flavour of this. Ralph Lynn is thrown about the ring at one point, surely beyond the call of duty.
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