I remember my mother collecting me from school, armed with sandwiches, milk and chocolate and taking me to the afternoon showing of this film (something we did quite a lot when my father was away on business). I loved in then and today I saw again for the first time since that time. Of course the humour is different to today's alternative comedy but the charm remains the same even if I didn't laugh out loud this time. Terry Thomas is always a delight to watch, so sad the way he was treated when he suffered badly at the end with Parkinson's disease. Watch him steal every scene from Jack Lemon in 'How to Murder Your Wife'. He is well supported here by Hattie Jacques, Athene Seyler and the lovely Billie Whitelaw. Please watch anything with Ms Whitelaw in, I fell I love with her as a teenager and even saw her on stage in 'Alphabetical Order' in the 70's. I cried when she died. Also featured is a young Jack Hedley who would go on to star in the TV adaptation of 'Colditz' amongst others.MMM is the kind of film the British were so good at in the 50's and 60's something that has been lost since then.I feel compelled to rubbish the review by filmalamosa who expected the plot to be believable, really? it's a farce, the premise of a farce is always unbelievable and the film world is littered with unbelievable plots I could list them but it would take days. Security in the 60's wasn't what is now. I suspect this person is a child of alternative comedy, possibly no older than 30 at the time of writing. If like myself you are a child of the 50/60's then you will appreciate it and wallow in the nostalgia of the period this was made. Especially of interest are the street of London which are almost devoid of traffic, when you could park easily with no traffic wardens to hassle you.

As some people would say, this is good film for a rainy night, but I don't understand all the rave reviews about it."Make Mine Mink" looks like an episode of a television series where the same cast is used in different histories. I think that for really enjoying this kind of film it helps being familiar with the actors (and their former/later works). For instance, a reviewer had a lot of fun in seeing "a stunning, long-haired blond, high-heeled Hattie Jacques" and another reviewer says "Terry-Thomas is cast out of his usual flash, boisterous role as the rather timid Major Rayne" and so on.There's also the cultural/national factor. British humor can be difficult to understand in other countries. In my case, I like the sophisticated British humor that is present in many films, even in those that could not be labeled as comedy. "The Servant", for instance, presents a more sarcastic, cruel humor, that I appreciate as well.But "Make Mine Mink" belongs to the category of television humor, not quite so refined. It has a good story, with a strong theatrical flavor, very dependent on the charisma of the actors (so beloved by the audience, as the reviews prove). Anyway, one can feel that the actors are at ease and are given opportunities to improvise.All in all, "Make Mine Kink" is a mildly funny film but no more than that.

Just saw it on TCM. It was much funnier than I expected. It is unusual for a slapstick comedy to have so much sympathy for the characters. You really get to like them. Even the love interest is well done. Its well worth watching. Terry Thomas is superb. As good as I remembered him from my misspent youth. The three women who worked with him were also very good. I didn't remember any of them but will look for them in the future. It is a shame that the wondrous tradition of British comedies disappeared. From Guiness to Sellars to Margaret Rutherford. The Remake of The Ladykillers proved just how good they were. It is amazing how even a fine actor like Tom Hanks was unable to match the quality of the original movie.

I liked this. I suggest you reserve it for a time when you want something that isn't much work in viewing (which means that 1960 is about the latest you can consider).The structure is a familiar one: we watch a bunch of actors portraying unlikely characters who themselves play unlikely characters precisely as far away. The joke of course is in the overlap, and the competence of the first contrasted with the incompetence of the second. Its all about coats and appropriation.There's an interesting performer here, one I haven't seen before. She plays a painfully reserved spinster who's occupation is mending broken china. Her character, Pinkie, is immensely inept and most of the polished humor (this was a successful stage play) is hers. We are introduced to her when the silly major breaks in on her bath because she has extended into his time. This is moments after having the first long segment of the movie linger on the sexy, pretty maid. And we see a naked skinny old maid in the bath. The major is retired from his duty as commander of "portable baths."That's the attention to detail you'll find in how this humor is constructed.Anyway, Pinkie (with the wonderful name of Elspeth Duxbury) only lived a few years after this. Too bad.Ted's Evaluation -- 3 of 3: Worth watching.