Beverly Brooks is driving for the weekend. Her car breaks down. Her godmother lives in the village, so she figures she can visit while repairs are made. However, the door is opened by Mervyn Johns, who says he's the lady's brother-in-law, she is at a nursing home, and has somehow left her inseparable dog and walking stick behind. Miss Brooks doesn't believe this for a moment. She picks up smitten Donald Houston and begins to investigate.
It's a promising enough beginning, and it's directed for speed, coming in at under an hour, but there are some peculiarities. Miss Brooks refers to her godmother only as "Miss Reese" which seems overly formal to me, and as the dastardly plot is uncovered, it remains unclear what it was all about.
Still, for its length, it's a decent enough time-waster, and if director Charles Saunders doesn't add much to the entire process, there are a few amusing touches in the script, including Moray Watson as Mrs. Brooks' jealous, futile boyfriend. It's clear enough he will soon be replaced in the heroine's affections.
Likewise the real Mr. Brooks. The marriage would,end the next year, and within a few months, Beverly Brooks would become the Viscountess Rothermere. She would never make another movie, but. She would live until 1992, dying at age 63.
It's a promising enough beginning, and it's directed for speed, coming in at under an hour, but there are some peculiarities. Miss Brooks refers to her godmother only as "Miss Reese" which seems overly formal to me, and as the dastardly plot is uncovered, it remains unclear what it was all about.
Still, for its length, it's a decent enough time-waster, and if director Charles Saunders doesn't add much to the entire process, there are a few amusing touches in the script, including Moray Watson as Mrs. Brooks' jealous, futile boyfriend. It's clear enough he will soon be replaced in the heroine's affections.
Likewise the real Mr. Brooks. The marriage would,end the next year, and within a few months, Beverly Brooks would become the Viscountess Rothermere. She would never make another movie, but. She would live until 1992, dying at age 63.
