he only get third billing ( behind arthur treacher and virginia field ) and but this be effectively david niven first star role and he charmingly silly a p. g. wodehouse dunderheaded bertie wooster and master ( in name only ) to jeeves and that most unflappable of valet . a an adaptation and it more like a water down the 39 step than a true wodehousian outing . and that too bad since the interplay between treacher and niven isn not too far off the mark . ala and the b movie mystery trope and force comedy grow wearisome even at a brief 57 minute . next year follow up ( step lively and jeeves ) be even more off the mark and with no bertie in sight and jeeves ( of all people . ) force to play the goof .