If you have read Dickens' The Posthumus Papers of the Pickwick Club, you wonder how they could possibly make a movie of that sprawling, episodic masterpiece. This 1952 British film does an excellent job of hitting the highlights including Mr. Pickwick finding out he's in a strange lady's bed, Mr. Tupman's love affairs, Mr. Winkle's duel, Mr. Jingle's tricks, and the great trial and jailing of Pickwick. As you might imagine, casting this tale is difficult, but they found the perfect Pickwick in James Hayter. The other members of the Pickwick Club are also just like the book, and Harry Fowler IS Sam Weller! The only problem with this video is the poor quality of the picture and especially the sound. It looks like a poor quality 16 mm transfer with a disturbing buzz on the soundtrack. Hopefully, they will try to put out a better quality video in the future.