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The Big Splash (1935)

The Big Splash poster
Directed by
Leslie S. Hiscott
Genre
comedy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 07m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A millionaire hires a man to act as his lookalike. The man gets pulled into various situations because of the arrangement.

lightheartedfarcicalplayfulbreezycomedicwhimsicalfast-paced

What happens

The Big Splash is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Frank Pettingell, Finlay Currie and Marguerite Allan. It was written by Michael Barringer, and made as a quota quickie at Beaconsfield Studios. A millionaire hires a man to play his double. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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