errol flynn have quite a gift for comedy that be sadly rarely exploit . give the right material this film demonstrate that he could have happily be quite at home in cary grant style and gentle comedy . out of his various foray into the genre this be certainly the best . patti brady give a fine performance in the child part and eleanor parker look simply stun throughout the film . an added bonus be the wonderful hattie mcdaniel who be sadly underused in this film a welcome presence none the less . flynn carry off his comedic duty with the same easy style that he bring to his swashbuckling role . the fact that he make it look like it easy doesn not mean that it be . a super little family comedy and great for the christmas period or any other time you feel like be cheer up .