Underplayed Gems

The Harassed Hero (1954)

The Harassed Hero poster
Directed by
Maurice Elvey
Genre
comedy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 01m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This British comedy is about a man who gets caught up in a series of amusing mishaps. He tries to deal with a playful set of circumstances that keep him on his toes.

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What happens

The Harassed Hero is a 1954 British second feature ('B') comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Guy Middleton, Joan Winmill Brown and Elwyn Brook-Jones. It was based on the 1954 novel of the same title by Ernest Dudley. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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