Saville is told by a palm reader he is doomed to become a murderer at some future time. He decides to get the inevitable out of the way before his upcoming society wedding, and goes about attempting the crime on several likely victims.

Cast

Terry-Thomas

Lord Arthur Savile

Robert Coote

Baines

Ernest Thesiger

The Dean

Penny Morrell

Sybil Merton

Ambrosine Phillpotts

Lady Julia

Arthur Lowe

Mr. Podgers

Eric Pohlmann

Herr Winkelkopf

Nora Nicholson

Aunt Clementina

Kynaston Reeves

Uncle Jaspar