Left Right And Center is a 1959 British comedy. The copy I have is in the Alastair Sim Collection from Studio Canal. Sidney Gilliat and Val Valentine wrote the original story, Sidney wrote the screenplay and directed. Sidney's old pal Frank Launder is the producer. There's a great cast, Patricia Bredin, Eric Barker, Russell Waters, Hattie Jacques, Ian Carmichael, Richard Wattis, Moyra Frazer, Alastair Sim, John Sharp, Gordon Harker, Bill Shine and an uncredited Sidney Gilliat.
Patricia is the Labor candidate and Ian is the Conservative candidate. Ian's rich uncle, Lord Wilcot, is played by Alastair Sim. He's only in the movie for a few scenes but he's highly entertaining. He's turned his big house and grounds into a tourist attraction with all sorts of activities going on. Activities with a price tag, tea shop, gift shop, anything to make a buck. He's the one that sets it up for Ian to run for office. Ian's a bit of a wet blanket and hardly ambitious but he goes along with the scheme even after he finds his uncle only helped him because he saw a way to make more money. Gordon Harker plays Lord Wilcot's butler.
Both candidates have a team that's working to get them elected. Eric Barker heads up the Labor team and Richard Wattis heads up the Conservative team. Both are excellent as professional campaigners, fighting an uphill battle with amateur candidates. Ian and Patricia do all the wrong things and eventually fall for each other. Eric and Richard take to colluding with each other to get their rivalry back on track. It all works out in the end, at least for Ian and Patricia. The political machine grinds on. I had a laugh. The set has been quite entertaining so far and there's still a couple to watch.
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