After reading these glum reviews I didn't expect much from this film, but I do enjoy vintage British comedies, so decided to give it a look on a rainy afternoon.

I was pleasantly surprised, mostly by the eccentricities throughout, in both characters and dialogue. Right from the beginning, with the play between the "lord of the manor" and the local poacher colluding to meet up for a night of poaching together, with the poacher calling the "lord" "you darling man", I found myself smiling.

This warm and silly film held my attention in a light and non-threatening way. Nobody was being murdered, there were no nasty surprises, it just did what a mainstream 1950s British comedy was meant to do: amuse and entertain. It's true it was no Ealing comedy, but it had its delightful moments.

Especially charming was Martita Hunt as Aunt Anna Rose, along with Naunton Wayne, Athene Seyler, Jimmy Edwards and the unfortunately underused Irene Handl, who is always fun to watch.

I am sorry for all those whose main comment is that the film is "dated". Yes, it's "dated", it's over 70 years old! Being "dated" is one of its charms to me, and I bet to many others if they give it a chance. It's a charming film and I recommend it!

Possible spoilers!! I found this a rather dull and very dated Irish/British comedy/satire set in a large ancestral Irish mansion. My wife found it amusingly eccentric. It was written as a stage play and its premise is that of an eccentric family living beyond their means. They have to take in PG's (paying guests). Half the family are in favor and the other half endeavour to sabotage's the money making scheme. There's love interests, a kooky aunt who may save the day and a hunt for treasure. Good natured and predictable, not memorable. Jimmy Edwards manages to blow on a few brass instruments which I believe is a bit of a trademark with him.

TREASURE HUNT is an extremely dated and unfunny ensemble comedy starring Jimmy Edwards, a one-time popular comedy whose acts haven't exactly aged well over the decades. He's part of an Irish aristocratic family who lose all of their money and are forced to take in paying guests. The comedy is loose and slow and generally laboured, thus dated in the worst kind of way. Generally the only fun comes from some well-established stars in support, including Irene Handl as the nanny, Miles Malleson as the solicitor, and THE BRIDES OF DRACULA's Martita Hunt as a true eccentric.