The Big Money

Petty thief Willie Frith steals a suitcase full of bank notes, only to find out that they have all been given the same serial number. But this is only the start of his troubles: now he must find a way of changing the notes so he can impress the barmaid of his local pub

STARS: Ian Carmichael, Belinda Lee, Kathleen Harrison

86 min | Comedy | 1956 | Color

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You've got to steal a suitcase or two.

A suitcase filled with bank notes, all containing the same serial number, becomes an issue for young Ian Carmichael who leaves home after being kicked out for refusing to burn it and goes on a huge spending spree. He hopes to impress pretty barmaid girlfriend Belinda Lee, but everywhere he goes, he finds trouble. Not with the bills, but with the speed he goes through in trying to spend it. One sequence has him buying a penny stamp, rushing out buying a cup of coffee and running into a movie theater and out again, all the while making a disturbance everywhere he goes.
Now stuck with a pocketful of change, he humiliates himself and Lee in a classy nightclub when his pocket breaks while they are on the dance floor, spilling coins everywhere. That is followed by a very funny hiccuping sequence where he disturbs a nightclub singer, and in trying to chase the disgusted Lee down, ruins her performance even more.
That's famous British ballet dancer Robert Helpmann (aka the child catcher from that fictional duchy known as Vulgaria) as the phony priest whom Carmichael robs, and Helpmann's determined to get the counterfeit cash back. It's all very funny and frenetic even if some of the efforts at farce seemed forced. But it's worth looking out for because of its colorful art direction, especially a huge hotel suite usually reserved for royalty.