An extravagantly produced melodrama set in 1815. Nominal leads John Garrick and Winifred Shotter disappear for long periods, while other characters barge in and out of the story - including Stanley Holloway as Sam describing how Wellington had to persuade him to Pick Up Thy Musket, Mary Lawson (later killed in the Blitz) as Toinette bursting into song in a chic, expensive-looking hussar's uniform, and a dashing young John Stuart as singing highwayman Captain Moonlight.
Expensive-looking digressions which explain why Twickenham Studios soon went bust include an elaborate hunt sequence followed by an equally elaborate post-hunt ball.
Expensive-looking digressions which explain why Twickenham Studios soon went bust include an elaborate hunt sequence followed by an equally elaborate post-hunt ball.