[2] After the final scene of a film is lost by the driver taking it to the printing lab, the cast and extras have to be rounded up for it to be re-shot.

The director, German exile Kurt Vorn, sends several people out to gather the required actors, who are mainly in theatres.

However, once all are assembled, the driver Harry returns with a battered film canister, saying the reshoot is not needed after all.

The script leans heavily on situation 'gimmicks', few of them unfamiliar, the social placing of the characters is somewhat shaky, and an experienced cast is given little room to manoeuvre.

"[4] Leslie Halliwell said: "Thin excuse for portmanteau drama, only amusing in its depiction of a British movie being made with mostly foreign talent.