It's That Man Again

In order to save the war-ravaged Olympic Theater, Handley, the Mayor of Foaming-at-the Mouth, will go to any length. After begging, borrowing, and outright stealing funds, he appropriates the rights to a new play by an alcoholic writer. He stages the show, all the while fleeing creditors. He can't escape the students of a dramatic academy though, as they come to ruin the show after Handley has cheated them. This wartime comedy has some genuinely funny moments but never rises to the fevered pitch that would really give it the needed craziness. The story is taken from a delightfully loopy British radio show, but the translation to screen just doesn't work.