Uncle Fred Flits By

Based on a story by P. G. Wodehouse. A prolific English humourist but who spent many years living in America. Mainly because he did some propaganda radio broadcasts for the Nazis after they invaded France where he was living in 1940.

Every year Uncle Fred descends from his stately home and go down to London to attend to his business affairs. This year Uncle Fred takes his nephew Pongo up to some random suburban house.

While there he encounters a young man who is looking for his lover that he hopes to marry. The parents of the young woman that the man wants to marry arrive later.

They disapprove of the young man and think he is not suitable for their daughter They are visiting the estranged family members who own the house but encounter Uncle Fred. He likes the young man and seems to know some skeletons about the young woman's family.

Pongo meanwhile is exasperated by all the goings on. He has to pretend to be a deaf and dumb vet.

It is silly and chaotic. The first scenes are with David Niven wearing a funny pair of false teeth. He is delightful as the naughty uncle.