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Punch And Judy
Punch And Judy
Stars: Punch And JudySummary: A traditional Punch and Judy show with the characters Policeman, Crocodile, Clown Joey, Old Nick, the Doctor, and Hector The Horse.
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The Rebel(1961) and The Punch and Judy Man(1963) are the only two feature films made expressly as star vehicles for the great television comic Tony Hancock. The Rebelis by far the more ambitious, being in colour with Parisian locations, a large cast, and not least a supporting role for international star George Sanders. The opening rebellion against office life surely inspired The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, while references follow to Look Back in Anger(1958) and Billy Wilder's The Apartment(1960) and Some Like It Hot(1959). Hancock goes to Paris to follow his artistic muse and as he rises through the art world his naivety is taken for genius, allowing for some very funny moments and spot-on satire, which are just as relevant today as 40 years ago.
Filmed in black-and-white in Bognor Regis, The Punch and Judy Manis a more modest yet evocative portrait of life in a small coastal resort. Hancock is the titular beach entertainer who is happy to live from day to day with the affable companionship of John Le Mesurier and Hugh Lloyd. The problem is he's burdened with a socially ambitious wife, Sylvia Syms. Gentle humour comes from Hancock's frustrations as a proto-Basil Fawlty, and the film, packed with familiar British character actors, has an old-fashioned charm. It makes for an enjoyable supporting feature to The Rebel, which is undoubtedly a minor classic.
On the DVD:Tony Hancock Double Featurepresents both films at 4:3 ratio. The earlier film looks decidedly cropped in several scenes, though the latter survives the reformatting largely unscathed. The Rebel's colour is faded and the image grainy, while The Punch and Judy Mangenerally has a much stronger black and white image. Even so, there is some flickering and print damage. The music is distorted in The Rebelbut the mono sound is fine during The Punch and Judy Man. There are no extras. --Gary S Dalkin
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