Bored James Mason wants his mom to leave him alone so he can roll a die or two...
As he shakes the tumbler and turns it, a table leg and a rug appear...
Out comes the die, flying across the table...
But wait, why's that tennis ball following it...
...and what's with Mr. Winkle chasing after it...
...not to mention the girl grabbing Mr. Winkle's leg...
A peculiar visual flourish from 1943's The Man In Grey, directed by Leslie Arliss. The girl is Phyllis Calvert. From Criterion/Eclipse's very entertaining box set Three Wicked Melodramas From Gainsborough Pictures.
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