Laughter in Paradise (1951)

Directors

Mario Zampi

Cast

Alastair Sim, Fay Compton, Guy Middleton, George Cole, Hugh Griffith

The story

In his will, notorious practical joker Henry Russell leaves £50,000 to each of his four surviving relatives, provided they first perform prescribed tasks that are completely contrary to their natures. Law-abiding retired army officer Deniston Russell, who writes lurid crime novels under several pen names, has a week to get himself arrested and jailed for exactly 28 days. Difficult, snobbish Agnes Russell has to find employment as a domestic servant in a middle-class home, again within a week, and keep her position for a month.

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