Dry Rot
Three bookies concoct a dim-witted scheme to kidnap a racehorse and a star jockey, then swap them with a pair of lookalikes to make a fast buck.
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"Another attempt to translate a popular stage farce to the screen runs into a familiar problem. Getting the long central section in the boarding house to work, particularly the business with the horse behind the sliding panel, would require much more adroit direction and editing. The comedy in this part is not allowed to flow, dissipating amusing performances from veterans Joan Haythorne and Michael Shepley. Brian Rix is not seen at his best and his one-note, relentlessly gormless character soon becomes tiresome, though Sid James can't fail to raise a few chuckles. But it's quite a li..."
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Library footage is used for Kempton and Epsom racecourses.
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Three bookies concoct a dim-witted scheme to kidnap a racehorse and a star jockey, then swap them with a pair of lookalikes to make a fast buck.