Two bank robbers, Dennis and Hal, are on the run from the police after a successful heist. Needing somewhere to hide the loot, they turn to a funeral parlour where they stash the cash in Hal's recently-deceased mother's coffin. Taking the coffin, they turn to Hal's father and hide it in the bathroom of his hotel. Before long the hotel is host to the eccentric Inspector Truscott.
Richard Attenborough
as Inspector Truscott
Lee Remick
as Nurse Fay McMahon
Hywel Bennett
as Dennis
Milo O’Shea
as Mr. McLeavy
Roy Holder
as Hal
Dick Emery
as Mr. Bateman
Joe Lynch
as Father O'Shaughnessy
John Cater
as Meadows
Aubrey Woods
as Undertaker
Enid Lowe
as W.V.A. Leader
CinemaSerf
I have seen this play on stage a few times and I must say that it really does work better there. On screen, even though that does allow for greater location flexibility, the story/farce is just a little too undercooked and slapstick here for my liking. It all centres around "Hal" (Roy Holder) and hi...