Things Are Looking Up (film)

Things Are Looking Up is a 1935 British musical comedy film directed by Albert de Courville, featuring Cicely Courtneidge, Max Miller, and William Gargan. The plot revolves around a wealthy, eccentric woman, Madame Fragonard (Courtneidge), who decides to leave her fortune to a distant relative she has never met, a struggling American inventor named George Grimshaw (Gargan). This decision sets off a chain of comedic events involving mistaken identities, romantic entanglements, and attempts to swindle Madame Fragonard out of her wealth. Max Miller plays Sam Green, a Cockney con artist who becomes involved in the scheme. The film is known for its slapstick humor, musical numbers, and Courtneidge's performance in multiple roles. Despite its popularity in the UK upon release, it is considered a lesser-known film today.