Released under the Polly title in the UK, film is strangely obscure and only available as poor transfer from cropped VHS (original in Techniscope). Colourful tale set in Singapore where Hayley Mills' overbearing and horrendous aunt Brenda de Banzie dies (too many spare ribs and ice cream followed by swimming) leaving the girl to fend for herself - which she does admirably with the help of a suite at Raffles and the affections of Shashi Kapoor.
Shot by Arthur Ibbetson, written by Keith Waterhouse from Noel Coward story, also featuring Trevor Howard and Dick Patterson (and Kalen Liu). Music by Michel Legrand. Moves along fine.
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