The arrival of Isabel Jeans turns the world of two former paramours (Robertson Hare and Alfred Drayton) upside down. The two old chums, now business partners, are unaware of whether or not they are the father of her son, Patrick Kinsella. When the young man begins to date Nova Pilbeam (Drayton's daughter), the two friends decide to send Kinsella to their factory in Malaysia, and somehow everyone involved (including the two partner's wives, Adele Dixon and Valentine Dunn) ends up there for more chaos.
More than just a bit of the plot of "Mamma Mia" with a gender switch, this sophisticated British farce is a decent comedy of errors even though the plot is absolutely ridiculous. It mixes various types of comic situations in creating a plot that seems perfect for a silly stage play. The young Jeans (later the aunt in "Gigi") is terrific, and Hare and Drayton are delightfully droll. Philbeam and Kinsella make a handsome couple so the audience hopes they won't end up as half brother and sister, a plot device that the writers make the audience wait a while before the pay off.
More than just a bit of the plot of "Mamma Mia" with a gender switch, this sophisticated British farce is a decent comedy of errors even though the plot is absolutely ridiculous. It mixes various types of comic situations in creating a plot that seems perfect for a silly stage play. The young Jeans (later the aunt in "Gigi") is terrific, and Hare and Drayton are delightfully droll. Philbeam and Kinsella make a handsome couple so the audience hopes they won't end up as half brother and sister, a plot device that the writers make the audience wait a while before the pay off.