Crook's Tour (1941)

Charters and Caldicott, touring in the Near East, are mistaken for German agents and handed in error a gramophone record which contains vital information for Britain's enemies.

Director:

John Baxter

Writers:

Barbara K. Emary (adaptation), Max Kester (original story),

Stars:

Basil Radford, Naunton Wayne, Greta Gynt

Cast

Cast overview:
Basil Radford	...	Charters
Naunton Wayne	...	Caldicott
Greta Gynt	...	La Palermo
Abraham Sofaer	...	Ali
Charles Oliver	...	Sheik
Gordon McLeod	...	Rossenger
Bernard Rebel	...	Klacken
Cyril Gardiner	...	K.7.
Morris Harvey	...	Waiter
Noel Hood	...	Edith Charters
Leo de Pokorny	...	Hotel Manager

Storyline

Charters and Caldicott, touring in the Near East, are mistaken for German agents and handed in error a gramophone record which contains vital information for Britain's enemies.

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Plot Keywords:

sabotage | swimming pool | record player | camel | nightclub | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Mystery

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English German

Release Date:

24 May 1941 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Rock Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British National Films, John Baxter Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The third of four screen appearances by Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne as Charters and Caldicott. They first appeared in The Lady Vanishes, and later in Night Train to Munich, and Millions Like Us, all written by Sidney Gilliat and Frank Launder. Crook's Tour was adapted from a BBC Radio serial starring Radford and Wayne.

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Quotes

Charters: It's labeled 'bathroom'
Caldicott: But that's ridiculous! It should be labeled 'Bosporus'.

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Connections

Spun-off from The Lady Vanishes (1938)

User Reviews

Very British "road movie" as much fun as any later made by Hope & Crosby

Coldecot & Charters ride again in a brisk romp through the desert and Europe. The production values are strictly "B-" but that's all part of the fun. Greta Gynt, sings well, acts well, and is gorgeous as the femme fatale who is some sort of agent - but for which side? The other supporting roles are also quite well played. Coldecot's fiancé is very funny in each of her scenes. My favorite scene is when Charters accidentally knocks a fellow he had presumed to be Charters into the Bosperous straits as a door in their hotel marked bathroom is really a deathtrap leading to the water below. Coldecot argues that the door should be marked Bosperous, not bathroom. That type of humour abounds throughout - taking the absurd and the dangerous in stride and bantering about it as if it were normal. I found this movie a lot of fun and a highly enjoyable way to spend my time.