A Yank in Ermine

A Yank in Ermine is a passable low budget film made in colour. It is notable for having a couple of actors such as Jon Pertwee and Sidney James who appeared in the Carry On movies.

Peter Thompson is a solid American airman Joe Turner who is informed that he has inherited an Earldom, a seat in the House of Lords and a fortune of over £1 million.

Turner is unsure if he wants to give up his American citizenship and visits the UK to see if he likes the place. He brings along his two air force buddies. He leaves behind his fiance Gloria, a nightclub singer.

In the village which has his ancestral home. Turner and his friends are having difficulties adjusting to British life, the beer is warm and sports such as croquet is difficult to grasp. However Turner falls for the daughter of the neighbouring landowner but she too is engaged.

Pretty soon his friends thinking Turner might be homesick ask Gloria to pop over to Britain. Her arrival causes complications.

As a fish out of water comedy, this should had been a charming comedy with mismatched couples who eventually find true love. Unfortunately Thompson is bland, there is no spikiness in the writing and little comedy. It is left to the better known actors such as Wattis, Pertwee and James to make something out of the material.