Classic British comedy adapted from a James Thurber story about a tweed manufacturer's elderly accountant who devises a plan to save the company from an American takeover bid. The arrival of an efficiency expert from the States causes enough of a stir but, when it turns out to be a woman, the old-fashioned number cruncher declares war. Man-eating businesswoman, Angela Barrows is sent by her US company to Edinburgh to investigate export opportunities. She meets businessman Robert MacPherson en route and he persuades her to help bring his company into the 20th century. The staff, lead by Mr. Martin, have other ideas and a battle between the old and new business methods breaks out.
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两性之争
喜剧
年份 1960-02-25
地区 英国
语言 英语
导演 查尔斯·克莱顿
Classic British comedy adapted from a James Thurber story about a tweed manufacturer's elderly accountant who devises a plan to save the company from an American takeover bid. The arrival of an efficiency expert from the States causes enough of a stir but, when it turns out to be a woman, the old-fashioned number cruncher declares war. Man-eating businesswoman, Angela Barrows is sent by her US company to Edinburgh to investigate export opportunities. She meets businessman Robert MacPherson en route and he persuades her to help bring his company into the 20th century. The staff, lead by Mr. Martin, have other ideas and a battle between the old and new business methods breaks out.
演员
彼得·塞勒斯
饰 Mr. Martin
Robert Morley
饰 Robert Macpherson
Constance Cummings
饰 Angela Barrows
Jameson Clark
饰 Andrew Darling
唐纳德·普莱森斯
饰 Irwin Hoffman
Michael Goodliffe
饰 Detective
Alex Mackenzie
饰 Robertson
Ernest Thesiger
饰 Old Macpherson
Moultrie Kelsall
饰 Graham
Roddy McMillan
饰 Macleod
Noel Howlett
饰 Mr. White
Abe Barker
饰 Mr. Meekie
Gordon Phillott
饰 Mr. Munson
萨姆·沃纳梅克
饰 Commentary spoken
William Mervyn
饰 Detective's Friend