what a disappointment . i have enjoy the jon cleary book about scobie malone and but there little resemblance between him and the cinematic malone . in the book he a city detective and who be devote to his wife and doesn not get involve in fisticuffs . for the film the character have be spice up and into an outback copper who use his fist and isn not averse to jump into bed with a gorgeous girl and though quite what she and the film other sex interest see in him i do not know while taylor be 39 at the time and his face be get puffy . but his character stamen be remarkable while he fly in from australia and apparently go straight to the commissioner house ( rather unwisely seek to arrest him during a black tie reception ) and save him from assassination ( get into a fight in the process ) and go to a casino with one girl and leave with another and take her to bed . so much for jet lag . on the way back to the commissioner house ( show a good knowledge of london back street ) and he get beat up by the baddie and but be still first down to breakfast . it also remarkable that the commissioner limo have it windscreen and headlight miraculously repair within minute of the assassination attempt and that one character have a touch faith in the precise timekeeping of a clock activate bomb . the best thing be joseph the butler disdain for the uncouth malone . and at least the film avoids be a london travelogue and though some scene take place during the wimbledon tennis week .