Escaping from China with a microfilm of the formula for the mysterious "Lotus X", Lord Southmere, a Queen's Messenger, is chased by a group of Chinese spies.
Derek Nimmo
Lord Southmere
Hugh Burden
Haines
Bernard Bresslaw
Fan Choy
Helen Hayes
Hettie
Joan Sims
Emily
Deryck Guyler
Harris
Clive Revill
Quon
Molly Weir
Scots Nanny
Max Wall
Juggler
Natasha Pyne
Susan
Joss Ackland
B.J. Spence
Peter Ustinov
Prince John/ Hnup Wan ''Hunp''
Jon Pertwee
Colonel
Joan Hickson
Mrs Gibbons
Amanda Barrie
Mrs BJ Spence
Percy Herbert
Mr Gibbons
Arthur Howard
Thumley
John Laurie
Jock
Max Harris
Truscott
Andrew Dove
Lord Castleberry
Frank Williams
Dr. Freemo
Aimée Delamain
Millicent
Roy Kinnear
Superintendent Grubbs
Leonard Trolley
Inspecter Eppers
Joe Ritchie
Cabbie
Angus Lennie
Hamish
Kathleen Byron
Colonel's Wife
Lucy Griffiths
Amelia
John Bardon
Bookmaker
Jane Lapotaire
Miss Prescott
Richard Pearson
Sir Geoffrey
Michael Elwyn
Haycock
Anthony Sharp
Home Secretary
Wensley Pithey
Bromley
Peter Madden
Sanders
Erik Chitty
Museum Guard
Director
Robert Stevenson
Author
David Forrest
Writer
Bill Walsh
February 8, 2017
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Dinosaur skeleton meets panda nose!
Lord Southmere has a ring of Chinese spies chasing him because he has in his possession a secret microfilm, the contents of this microfilm reveals the formula for mysterious Lotus X. After being chased into the Natural History Museum, Southmere hides the film in the bones of a Brontosaurus skeleton. After Southmere's capture, it's up to his old nanny and her hardy band of friends to find the film and keep it from the clutches of the evil Hnup Wan.....
.....and so is the plot for Disney's charmingly silly live action venture. It's not masquerading as anything other than a fun family film, it's got bags of energy, and it boasts a quite delightful premise. Obviously taking its lead from Ealing's brilliant The Ladykillers, One Of Our Dinosaur's Is Missing's strength is that a couple of English old dears are taking on {and defying} a gang of Chinese nasties. Some mirthful gags {both visual and oral} light up the film, including a great sequence as the ladies steal the skeleton and whisk thru London with it on the back of a coal fuelled truck!
It's good old harmless fun that doesn't deserve the charge of stereotyping the Chinese, it's 1975 and the cast are having fun, and honestly, so should the family. 7/10
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00