Three young Cockneys – Johnny Howjego (pop star Joe Brown), Flora (the wonderful Una Stubbs) and Sammy (Dave Nelson) – take a day off work to meet beautiful Continental movie star Lisa Milan (Sophie Hardy) at Heathrow airport.
She joins them and their taxi driver, Sid (Sidney James) for 24 hours around London while she collects some typically British hats – a bowler hat, a Guard’s busby, and a bobby’s helmet.
The main rule of the game is to steal a hat from its wearer, so the film is a musical chase around Swinging Sixties London, evading the press and police.
It’s an entertaining and whimsical little romp and a nostalgic look back to 60s London, with loads of the filming taking place on location outdoors throughout the city.
Oddly, Lisa’s character is meant to be Italian but no effort is made to alter Sophie Hardy’s strong French accent.
Johnny Howjego
Joe Brown Lisa Milan
Sophie Hardy Sid Marks
Sidney James Flora
Una Stubbs Sammy
Dave Nelson Pepper
Peter Bowles Signor Molfino
Seymour Green Miss Penny
Josephine Blake Guards Officer
Jeremy Lloyd Police Sergeant
Michael Brennan Station Sergeant
Eric Barker Cinema Caretaker
Howard Douglas Policeman
Dickie Owen Truck Driver
Norman Mitchell Hilton Doorman
Arnold Bell
Director
Sidney Hayers
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