The Plank (1967)
You'll splinter your sides laughing at this classic of all comedies
Genre : Comedy
Runtime : 55M
Director : Eric Sykes
Synopsis
A slapstick comedy about two workmen delivering planks to a building site. This is done with music and a sort of "wordless dialogue" which consists of a few mumbled sounds to convey the appropriate emotion.
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