The Girl on the Boat

A breezy black-and-white romp of slapstick set pieces and gentle romantic confusion, silly and cheerful but very much of its time.

Directed by

Henry Kaplan

Genres

Comedy

Starring

Norman Wisdom, Millicent Martin, Richard Briers

Overview

Norman Wisdom does to P.G. Wodehouse in Girl on the Boat what Jerry Lewis did to Gore Vidal in Visit to a Small Planet. The zany Wisdom, put in charge of his aunt's cottage during an English summer in the roaring twenties, decides to invite several of his friends to his posh new digs. Among the invitees is the title character, played by the delightful comedienne Millicent Martin. All sorts of slapstick chaos ensues, but Wisdom manages to save the day before things get hopelessly out of hand. Like Jerry Lewis, Norman Wisdom is an acquired taste, but he's worth sampling at least once. ...The Girl on the Boat

How it feels

Light, whimsical, absurd and campy. Brisk and easy to follow.

About

Love, friendship, class

Content

Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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