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A Piece of Cake (film)
A Piece of Cake is a 1948 British fantasy comedy film directed by John Irwin and starring Cyril Fletcher, Betty Astell, Laurence Naismith and Jon Pertwee.[1][2] It was written by Bernard McNabb and Lyn Lockwood from an original story by Betty Astell and John Croydon. PlotSet in the austere post–World War II British world of rationing, Cyril composes comical odes for an act for the BBC. As his wife continuously interrupts him to remind him that he needs to obtain supplies from his "under-the counter" contacts for the dinner party they are hosting that evening, he creates an ode to an imaginary character named Merlin Mound who can provide anything one can wish. When he later falls asleep at his desk, he dreams that Merlin has become real and grants his host's wishes for those rationed items of drink and fine food, not by conjuring the items out of thin air, but obtaining them from other people's ownership, which leads to trouble. Cast
ProductionIt was made at Highbury Studios as a second feature for release by the Rank Organisation. ReceptionThe Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "This slight story soon becomes involved, and is funny in very few parts. The film is slow-moving and the actors could have possibly made more progress with better material. The photography is good and so is a castle sequence; but the film, in short, is not entertaining, and the inclusion of a sadly modernised version of "Cherry Ripe" does not help."[3] References
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