I absolutely love a lot of old British comedies, including earlier black and white ones. For example School for Scoundrels, Green Man, St Trinians, early Carry Ons, Norman Wisdom, Make Mine Mink, etc. Some of them aren't as funny as we would expect nowadays but still have a certain charm. I found this movie "Folly to be Wise" the absolutely dreadful as far as film making or comedy goes. The whole affair was akin to pulling teeth and it took me three sitting to get through the movie. The plot comes from nowhere and goes nowhere, the are characterless characters and the whole affair is underpinned by an absence of comedy. Alistair Sim is a good actor, even if not a favourite of mine, and George Cole makes an early appearance.
Spoiler - Basically the premise of the movie is - Sims set up a panel of people who do a show for the local troops whereby the audience members who have previously sent in questions get them answered by the menagerie of semi-intelligent people before the audience. A lady, who is getting to thinking she is too clever to marry a "dumb" soldier asks whether it's worth getting married. This causes a bit of a fracas between the panels members and is a bit of sore point as there is an affair going on (although it doesn't imply it's being consummated) and the people are often unpleasant to each other. At the end, following a speech by the "dumb" soldier - they decide that you learn about life by living it and not reading books and - happy ending alert - she decides to marry the "dumb" soldier.
Spoiler - Basically the premise of the movie is - Sims set up a panel of people who do a show for the local troops whereby the audience members who have previously sent in questions get them answered by the menagerie of semi-intelligent people before the audience. A lady, who is getting to thinking she is too clever to marry a "dumb" soldier asks whether it's worth getting married. This causes a bit of a fracas between the panels members and is a bit of sore point as there is an affair going on (although it doesn't imply it's being consummated) and the people are often unpleasant to each other. At the end, following a speech by the "dumb" soldier - they decide that you learn about life by living it and not reading books and - happy ending alert - she decides to marry the "dumb" soldier.