Reviews — Back-Room Boy
Audience write-ups from TMDB
CinemaSerf
Arthur Askey’s performance makes for an enjoyable film. The plot involves his character being moved from the BBC in London to a remote lighthouse where he's tasked with establishing a weather station. Predictably, his new surroundings are damp, blustery, and rather bleak. Following a familiar pattern seen in "Whisky Galore," a shipwreck occurs. However, instead of alcohol washing ashore, it’s a group of attractive wo…
John Chard
Arthur Askey portrays Arthur Pilbeam, a man who abandons women after being left at the altar and finds work at a remote lighthouse on a Scottish island, hoping to escape them. He believes he’s found tranquility there, intending to provide weather reports in peace. However, his solitude is disrupted when Jane appears, having hidden aboard his boat while searching for her uncle on a nearby isle. Then Bobbie arrives aft…

