The late lamented Maggie Smith made an auspicious screen debut in the unfairly neglected 'Nowhere to Go' (1958), which could have represented a radical new departure for Ealing had they not closed their doors for good after only one more film.
The film was intended to be Smith's first film under a seven-year contract with Ealing, but in the event she was only to make one more film for them before her role in 'The VIPs' marked her conclusive entry into the big league.
Smith's second film was the nearest she made to a classic Ealing comedy in which she looks gorgeous in colour and 'scope and provides an early opportunity to demonstrate just how funny she could be as a refined French lady who slips into cockney when upset.
The film was intended to be Smith's first film under a seven-year contract with Ealing, but in the event she was only to make one more film for them before her role in 'The VIPs' marked her conclusive entry into the big league.
Smith's second film was the nearest she made to a classic Ealing comedy in which she looks gorgeous in colour and 'scope and provides an early opportunity to demonstrate just how funny she could be as a refined French lady who slips into cockney when upset.