Lusty comic entertainment along the lines of Tom Jones. Alas this rather forced fun is nowhere near the standard of that classic period romp, even though adapted by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall from the stage musical which was in turn taken from the play Rape Upon Rape by Henry Fielding (who wrote Tom Jones) and Vanbrugh's The Relapse. Names such as Mr Squeezum, Lady Clumsey, Lusty, Hoyden and Lady Eager give an idea of the general tone, and the cast plunges in with a will. Jim Dale, Tom Bell and Ian Bannen are well contrasted as the three hot-blooded sailors desperate for wenches after months at sea; Susannah York is enchanting as the tomboy Hilaret; Fenella Fielding incredible as Lady Eager, uttering whispered cries for help when attacked by an attractive man; and Glynis Johns best of all in her lecherous observations on felons in the dock ('TWO rapists? Indeed! ).

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