A Cuckoo in the Nest

Name: A Cuckoo in the Nest
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 1 h 25 min
Rating: 5.6
Cast: Tom Walls, Ralph Lynn, Yvonne Arnaud

1933
1h 25m

IMDb RATING

5.6/10

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Comedy

A crowded inn means that a man and a woman must share the same room for a night. One problem is that they are both married - to other people. The other problem is that they used to be engage... Read allA crowded inn means that a man and a woman must share the same room for a night. One problem is that they are both married - to other people. The other problem is that they used to be engaged to each other.A crowded inn means that a man and a woman must share the same room for a night. One problem is that they are both married - to other people. The other problem is that they used to be engaged to each other.

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IMDb RATING

5.6/10

138

YOUR RATING

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Trivia
Major Bone says that pigs do not have whistles. This refers to a common pub name of "The Pig and Whistle". The origin of the term, 'The Pig and Whistle', is uncertain.

Quotes
Mrs. Bone: You seem very experienced.
Maj. Bone: No, just an ordinary public school education.

Crazy credits
The opening shot is an animation of a cuckoo clock. The time shown is 9:30, when the cuckoo appears and whistles twice. The clock appears as a background behind all the opening credits.

Connections
Remade as BBC Sunday-Night Theatre: Brian Rix Presents #4: A Cuckoo in the Nest (1958)

Soundtracks
Rule Britannia
(uncredited)
Music by Thomas Augustine Arne
Lyrics by James Thomson
Sung by Tom Walls (Major Bone) in the bar during the last scene.

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7/10

a bit like a long Three's Company episode

Given that almost the entire film concerns a pretty flimsy mix-up, there is quite a bit of humor here. There are some great one-liners, some great mugging to the camera, and some outrageous accents. The father in particular does a great job of not overplaying the "drunk" scenes, but instead really adds pathos to a fairly thankless role.

Tom Walls is an unlikely hero; he's not particularly handsome, (or to be frank, funny), but he does have charisma and he brings a lightheartedness to the film that is refreshing considering the kind of frustrations the plot introduces.

I was pretty amazed at the level of sexual innuendo here too, very open. Totally worth catching if you get the chance.