A very funny British prison comedy that owes a bit to the 1938 film CONVICT 99, which also dealt with a lax jail. Sellers, Lodge, and Cribbins are inmates at what must be the happiest prison in all of England. Denham is the jail's warden and treats the men as though they were guests. The
cells are like Holiday Inn rooms, newspapers are delivered daily with fresh milk, and the men are treated to a multitude of classes to improve their lives once they are released. Hyde-White fakes his way into the jail by masquerading as a vicar visiting inmates. He proposes a plan for the trio: a
daring robbery that they can pull off quickly and be back in jail, with a perfect alib...
Released:
1960
Rated:
NR
Length:
87 mins