I don't normally post reviews, but this had no rating or review when I watched this so I thought I best say something as it may help someone out in the future. This is a strange short film given it's one old man sat in a chair talking to the camera. He's basically telling a joke type tale akin to what you might find between two people conversing in a pub or bar. There is a slightly creepy element to it though, possible because of the unusualness of film alongside the obscure story being told. My guess is at the time there were very few films where the protagonist talked directly into the camera to the audience, so there's definitely value in this British time capsule which the BFI hold a copy of. There's no real requirement for this to be on film either, it could easily work on radio or in prose, but the director cuts up the angle fairly frequently to keep the visual interesting enough, although the fireside setting has clearly been thoroughly thought out before the first call of 'action' took place.
