In the Soup

Ralph Lynn is best known for his roles in the Aldwych farces and their screen recreations.In this film he plays a hard up barrister who is trying to let his expensive flat,and with his wife,have to become servants at a meal served to potential tenants.Like many of these type of films the humour is rather dated and veers to the slapstick more often than not.In fact the best scenes are at the beginning when he goes to the High Court to represent a client only to go into the wrong court and get involved in the wrong case.it is reminiscent of the beginning of My learned Friend and Claude Hulbert at his best.The rest of the film from then on is uneven.Look out for Mervyn John in the small role of the barristers clerk.