Kindly, weak-willed Henry Palfrey (Ian Carmichael) is cheated and abused by used car salesmen (Dennis Price, Peter Jones), a head waiter (John Le Mesurier), an upper class cad (Terry-Thomas), and his employees. When charming April Smith (Janette Scott) is stolen away from him, Henry takes drastic action, and enrolls in The College of Lifesmanship, run by
Annoying waste-of-flesh Roger (Jon Heder) is abused by his betters (who really are better) till he breaks down weeping. A friend gives him information about a secret class taught by the mysterious Dr. P (Billy Bob Thornton) that should make him less of a loser. Once there, he is abused by Dr. P and his
Matt and Jean Spencer (Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna), a young, financially challenged, city couple, inherit a dilapidated cinema in a small town. Working with a good-natured solicitor (Leslie Phillips), they attempt to sell it to a wealthy local businessman (Francis De Wolff) who wants the spot for a parking lot, but he decides to
A pair of wishes—pronounced over an Indian artifact stolen by a disreputable brother-in-law—switch the bodies of Paul Bultitude (Roger Livesey), a pompous Victorian stockbroker, and Dick (Anthony Newley), his more than ordinarily silly son. Dick, happy with the transition, attempts to emulate his father but appears to those around him to have gone insane. Paul refuses
The recently created criminal syndicate run by Pearly Gates (Peter Sellers) and Nervous O’Toole (Bernard Cribbins) is in jeopardy when a new Australian gang, that impersonates policemen, begins stealing the criminals’ hard won booty. As this is upsetting the “delicate balance” between cops and robbers, the syndicate decides to cooperate with Inspector “Nosey” Parker (Lionel