Barry Took on "For Amusement Only" and "For Adults Only". In terms of his comedy writing, Took's best work was written in collaboration with Marty Feldman, whom he first met in 1954. The two men wrote for several television shows in the 1950s and '60s, including "The Army Game" and its spin-off "Bootsie and Snudge". He co-wrote "Beyond Our Ken" for two series (1958–59) with Eric Merriman for BBC Radio before leaving after a disagreement with his fellow writer. With Marty Feldman he wrote most episodes of "Round the Horne"; the intermittent partnership between them continued until 1974. In the late 1960s
A Successful Calamity A Successful Calamity A Successful Calamity is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring George Arliss and Mary Astor. Based on the 1917 play "A Successful Calamity" by Clare Kummer, the film is about an elderly millionaire who must deal with his selfish young second wife and a pair of spoiled grown children. Henry Wilton is a successful financier who is returning to America after a year away in Europe helping to arrange war debt repayments. He looks forward to being reunited with his family, including his much-younger second wife Emmy, his daughter Peggy