Lock Up Your Daughters is one of the best high-spirited comedies I have ever seen.
It is misunderstood since it lacks the "social commentary" values that many films of the day (1969) required to be successful.
The characters are over-the-top satires of everyday people and played to that purpose by all of the actors.
Christopher Plummer shines especially bright as Lord Foppington, a noble with hair too big to fit in the door.
The plot involves the usual 18th century stuff; mistaken identities, thwarted romances, corrupt government officials, and jokes at every turn.
It answers the questions: What happens when 4 rambunctious, eager to party sailors are on leave in a small British coastal town? And, who do they get involved with and how does it all turn out?
Despite doing poorly at the box office, it has great costumes, excellent music(based on the Mermaid Theatre musical of the same name), great,lively acting and sets that are obviously authentic.
That it has never been released on either VHS or DVD is truly a shame, since so many bad movies are released every day.
