What a brilliant little film from over 60 years ago. Despite the date it was made it has hardly aged as good comedy and good comedy acting doesn't age. 'The Fast Lady' is filled with good comedy actors even in some of the very smallest roles such as Bernard Cribbins.
The story is slight but never stupidly so and is really a series of well linked vignettes. Stanley Baxter and Leslie Phillips are comedians I am not too enarmoured by but they work togther well in this and James Robertson Justice plays a James Robertson Justice character at his very best.
One of the main reasons I watched the fil because it has Julie Christie. It is one of her earliest films and she is amazing to look at as always. Perhaps, she isn't a great comedy actress and she hasn't the Julie Christie qualities that came out in later roles (The following year she made Billy Liar) but she is still mesmerising on screen and plays the role with just enough subtlety to believe she good fall for the Baxter character.
A film that should be better know and talked about more. It is a bit like a 'Carry On' film before that franchise was was took over by the sex angle or the doctor films. It is just naturally funny and is a comedy without any pretence to be anything else. In fact the best kind of comedy.
The story is slight but never stupidly so and is really a series of well linked vignettes. Stanley Baxter and Leslie Phillips are comedians I am not too enarmoured by but they work togther well in this and James Robertson Justice plays a James Robertson Justice character at his very best.
One of the main reasons I watched the fil because it has Julie Christie. It is one of her earliest films and she is amazing to look at as always. Perhaps, she isn't a great comedy actress and she hasn't the Julie Christie qualities that came out in later roles (The following year she made Billy Liar) but she is still mesmerising on screen and plays the role with just enough subtlety to believe she good fall for the Baxter character.
A film that should be better know and talked about more. It is a bit like a 'Carry On' film before that franchise was was took over by the sex angle or the doctor films. It is just naturally funny and is a comedy without any pretence to be anything else. In fact the best kind of comedy.