Penny Points to Paradise / Let’s Go Crazy

Films by Toby Young and Alan Cullimore

Two valuable early Peter Sellers performances, rescued from obscurity and restored by the BFI National Archive. Penny Points to Paradise sees all the Goons beside the seaside in a cheap and cheerful comic escapade climaxing in a Brighton waxworks. Shot around the same time, Let’s Go Crazy is a madcap selection of variety turns, with memorable performances from Spike Milligan and Sellers in multiple roles. Both films provide an important insight into British comedy history and, specifically, chart the beginnings of Sellers’ rise to stardom. A must-have for all vintage comedy fans.

Format

Blu-ray  

Special features

  • The Slappiest Days of Our Lives (1953, 76 min): compilation of clips from vintage silent comedies re-dubbed with a flight-of-fancy voice-over commentary by Peter Sellers.
  • Illustrated booklet containing essays, credits and film notes.
  • PCM mono audio (48k/16-bit).

Credits

Year

1951

Country

United Kingdom

Buying options

Product information

Certificate

PG

Colour

Black/white

Subtitles

English for the hard-of-hearing

Original aspect ratio

1.33:1

Blu-ray region

  • B - Includes most European and Middle-Eastern countries, all of Africa, Australia and New Zealand

Catalogue number

BFIB1028