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The Wrong Box

1966 · 1h 45m · Approved Comedy
Directed by Bryan Forbes

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Overview

In Victorian England, a fortune now depends on which of two brothers outlives the other—or can be made to have seemed to do so.

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88%
Tomatometer
Fresh

Mills amusingly hams his way through two or three sequences as one of the dying brothers. Richardson, bland, imperturable old bore, is superb. He and Wilfrid Lawson, portraying a decrepit butler, virtually carry away the acting honors.

Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh

Some sections and bits are funnier than others. Some are labored and dull. It is that sort of story, that sort of comedy. But it adds up to a lively lark.

Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Fresh

Some of the gags crumble on impact, others are stretched out like taffy, but there is enough fun left over to leave most moviegoers happily wallowing in greed, sex, homicide, body snatching and other nefarious diversions.

TIME Magazine

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