THE BUTLER'S DILEMMA is a comic vehicle for star Richard Hearne, once upon a time a famous personality but these days long forgotten. He was a knockabout comic star, a little like Norman Wisdom albeit older (although not much wiser). Hearne is forced to impersonate a butler for a friend, played by the reliable Henry Kendall, in order that he might secretly hold a gambling party.
The comedy that follows is extremely lukewarm and more than a little dated. I like slapstick humour but there isn't a great deal of it here; it's more about dialogue-based humour that hasn't survived the test of time too well. In addition this is a cheap and static movie, understandable given that it was made during the difficult war years. The best thing about it is the comic double act of Wally Patch and Ronald Shiner in support as a couple of soldiers.
The comedy that follows is extremely lukewarm and more than a little dated. I like slapstick humour but there isn't a great deal of it here; it's more about dialogue-based humour that hasn't survived the test of time too well. In addition this is a cheap and static movie, understandable given that it was made during the difficult war years. The best thing about it is the comic double act of Wally Patch and Ronald Shiner in support as a couple of soldiers.