After discovering the body of murdered female Chinese agent Mai Ling (Jeanne Roland) in their trendy Soho (London) nightclub, groovy owners Charles Salt (Sammy Davis Jr) and Christopher Pepper (Peter Lawford) partake in a fumbling investigation and uncover an evil plot to overthrow the government.
Despite continual interference from the law, the duo manages to uncover a plot to take over the country using stolen nuclear submarine, HMS Hercules.
Davis and Lawford are backed by an excellent British cast including Michael Bates as the incompetent Inspector Crabbe, Ernest Clark as Colonel Balsam, and John LeMesurier as eyepatch-wearing villain Colonel Woodstock.
Some of the action is surprisingly violent for a lightweight comedy. A sequel, One More Time (1970) – directed by comedian Jerry Lewis – was an unmitigated disaster.
Charles Salt
Sammy Davis Jr Christopher Pepper
Peter Lawford Inspector Crabbe
Michael Bates Marianne Renaud
Ilona Rodgers Colonel Woodstock
John Le Mesurier Sgt. Walters
Graham Stark Colonel Balsom
Ernest Clark Mai Ling
Jeanne Roland Club secretary
Robert Dorning Dove
Robertson Hare Foreign Secretary
Geoffrey Lumsden Prime Minister
William Mervyn Fake Prime Minister
Llewellyn Rees Fake Home Secretary
Mark Singleton Tsai Chan
Francesca Tu Rack
Oliver MacGreevy Straw
Peter Hutchins Lord Ponsonby
Jeremy Lloyd Police Commissioner
Ivor Dean Greta
Beth Rogan Mario
Rifat Shenel Jones
Calvin Lockhart Janice
Susan Blair Jill
Christine Pockett Jean
Cassandra Mowan
Director
Richard Donner
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Davis and Lawford are backed by an excellent British cast including Michael Bates as the incompetent Inspector Crabbe, Ernest Clark as Colonel Balsam, and John LeMesurier as eyepatch-wearing villain Colonel Woodstock.
