Lord Southmere escapes from China with a microfilm of the formula for the mysterious "Lotus X", and is captured by Chinese spies who have been instructed to retrieve the microfilm from him....
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Derek Nimmo | ... | Lord Southmere |
| Hugh Burden | ... | Haines | |
| Bernard Bresslaw | ... | Fan Choy | |
| Helen Hayes | ... | Hettie | |
| Joan Sims | ... | Emily | |
| Deryck Guyler | ... | Harris | |
| Peter Ustinov | ... | Hnup Wan | |
| Clive Revill | ... | Quon | |
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Molly Weir | ... | Scots Nanny |
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Andrew Dove | ... | Lord Castleberry |
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Max Harris | ... | Truscott |
| Max Wall | ... | Juggler | |
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Natasha Pyne | ... | Susan |
| Joss Ackland | ... | B.J. Spence | |
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Arthur Howard | ... | Thumley |
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Lord Southmere escapes from China with a microfilm of the formula for the mysterious "Lotus X", and is captured by Chinese spies who have been instructed to retrieve the microfilm from him. Escaping from his captors, Lord Southmere hides the microfilm in the bones of a large dinosaur at the National History Museum. However, he has been followed into the museum by the spies, so Lord Southmere asks Hettie (his former nanny), to retrieve the microfilm before the spies can find it. He is then promptly recaptured by the head spy, Hnup Wan. Hettie, and her friend Emily (another nanny), devise a plan for a group of nannies to search for the microfilm, but they are unsuccessful in their endeavors. The spies then decide to steal the dinosaur, but are outmaneuvered by Hettie and Emily, who, with a young nanny named Susan, take the dinosaur skeleton on an unforgettable journey around the countryside. When Hettie's two young charges, Lord Castleberry and his younger brother, Truscott, also become... Written by David McAnally <D.McAnally@uq.net.au>
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9 July 1975 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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The title is a parody of One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942) in which Peter Ustinov (Hnup Wan) and Hugh Burden (Haines) appeared. See more »Goofs
In the location shot of the Chinese gang preparing to steal the dinosaur, about 40 minutes in, you can clearly see St Paul's Cathedral in the distance with two 1960s tower blocks (presumably the Barbican) on either side. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Lord Southmere has a ring of Chinese spies chasing him because he has in his possession a secret microfilm, the contents of this microfilm reveals the formula for mysterious Lotus X. After being chased into the Natural History Museum, Southmere hides the film in the bones of a Brontosaurus skeleton. After Southmere's capture, it's up to his old nanny and her hardy band of friends to find the film and keep it from the clutches of the evil Hnup Wan.....
.....and so is the plot for Disney's charmingly silly live action venture. It's not masquerading as anything other than a fun family film, it's got bags of energy, and it boasts a quite delightful premise. Obviously taking its lead from Ealing's brilliant The Ladykillers, One Of Our Dinosaur's Is Missing's strength is that a couple of English old dears are taking on {and defying} a gang of Chinese nasties. Some mirthful gags {both visual and oral} light up the film, including a great sequence as the ladies steal the skeleton and whisk thru London with it on the back of a coal fuelled truck!
It's good old harmless fun that doesn't deserve the charge of stereotyping the Chinese, it's 1975 and the cast are having fun, and honestly, so should the family. 7/10