HELTER SKELTER is a screwball comedy made by Britain 1949. It's well worth a watch today, not least for the amusing, episodic nature of the sketches, linked by a female character trying to cure her hiccups of all things. The film can be split into three general parts: the first introduces all the characters, from mixed-up suitors to David Tomlinson's popular star. There's a crazy custard pie fight in a bar at one point. The second part is the 'treatment', including a visit to a supposed haunted house and a section in which our heroine watches part of a silent movie which is fantastically funny. The last section moves on to the BBC recording studios, with lots of in-jokes and the like. The cast is star-studded with various performers like Terry-Thomas, Jon Pertwee and Michael Medwin doing their bit, and it's all generally energetic and enthusiastic.