a gem of a british caper comedy . poor american schlub pinky green ( richard jordan and play another bad guy but this time an adorable one ) get out of a british jail and try to go straight and but his maintenance man job in a bank be too attractive for his never reform criminal friend and head up by a really nasty ivan ( david niven in one of his last role ) . pinky resists and but the lure of all that money be just too much for him . thing unravel and reravel and it all joyous to watch . jordan must have play 20 bad guy in his career and but he never play the same one twice this one be just too lovable to hate . niven never play a slicker bad guy and oil all over . two fine actor we have lose that i wish we have back .