Story: Harry Secombe stars as a shop assistant named Harry Jones who stumbles across two enemy spies (one being played by Graham Stark) who are trying to steal a secret formula from a professor named Pure Heart. After Harry tells them that he is a fan of spy novels, they say that the professor is creating the formula for evil purposes and ask Harry to steal the formula. But after finding the formula at the shop, Harry decides to return it to the professor instead. But then ends up getting enrolled in an army squad named the Z men.
My thoughts: Even though this is one of the first ever big screen appearances of Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan, and Michael Bentine, this is sadly not a good movie. It wasn't a success when it first came out and it hasn't approve with age. The movie didn't even get a theatrical release in America until Peter Sellers became a massive star. This film actually took two weeks to shoot (including two dance numbers) and can be funny at times. So if you are a fan of the Goon Show, then check this movie out.
My score: Two and a half stars.
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