Film

His and Hers

Name: His and Hers
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1961
Cast: Terry-Thomas, Janette Scott, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Nicole Maurey, Kenneth Connor

Comedy
Light-hearted

A 1961 British comedy about a fraudulent travel writer whose tall tales unravel when his wife gets involved in his schemes. Slight, cheerful, and built on misunderstandings—the kind of film where a simple lie compounds into chaos. It's for anyone who enjoys mid-century British farce: quick, unpretentious, never mean-spirited.

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