Make Mine Mink (1960)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Robert Asher

Writers:

Peter Blackmore (additional dialogue)
Peter Coke (play)

Release Date:

10 February 1961 (Finland)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Zany collection of misfits led by aging military man (Terry-Thomas) go on a spree of robbing mink coats...

Plot Keywords:

Based On Play | Independent Film

Cast

Terry-Thomas	...	Major Rayne
Athene Seyler	...	Dame Beatrice
Hattie Jacques	...	Nanette Parry
Elspeth Duxbury	...	Pinkie
Billie Whitelaw	...	Lily
Jack Hedley	...	Jim Benham
Raymond Huntley	...	Inspector Pape
Irene Handl	...	Madame Spolinski
Sydney Tafler	...	Mr. Spanager
Joan Heal	...	Mrs. Spanager
Penny Morrell	...	Gertrude
Freddie Frinton	...	Drunk
Michael Balfour	...	Doorman
Noel Purcell	...	Burglar
Kenneth Williams	...	Freddie Warrington

Runtime:

Australia:97 min | Germany:99 min | USA:100 min | UK:80 min (1964) (re-release) | UK:101 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Hampstead Heath, Hampstead, London, England, UK

Company:

Rank Organisation, The

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Kate & Allie: Make Mine Mink (#3.2)" (1985)

When movie-going was sublime fun...

For no reason I can fathom, this title recently popped into the disordered clutter of my memory. I haven't seen it since those halcyon days in Southern California, before multiplexes, when admission prices were affordable on a frequent basis, and when the area where I lived had theaters that booked all sorts of films from all over the globe, or so it seemed. It's one of the few films I went back to see almost immediately, since the uproarious laughter it provoked obscured some of the dialogue during my first viewing.

Terry-Thomas and his female partners-in-crime are truly hilarious and, for me, the special bonus of two of my favorite British character actresses, Irene Handl and Hattie Jacques, appearing in a film together, made this one of those gems I'll never forget. The slapstick elements are handled with that special brand of wit for which English comedies are noted and the modest production values actually enhanced the fun. I note that it's not currently available from American purveyors to the U.S. video market, but a DVD is offered in the U.K. Guess it's time to discover what's involved in exchange rates, international shipping, and so forth. It should prove worth the effort to renew a happy memory.