Hilarious _ The Return of the Pink Panther

[@DrGerard66]

An English actor, playing a French policeman speaking English with a characature French accent in Paris. Pure gold.

[@liammccarron8191]

Herbert Lom, was absolutely brilliant as the foil to Peter Sellers .

[@ricardojordanjordan2216]

Lived to be 100 !

[@Bradydog-in7ut]

Does everyone remember the 1st time they saw this scene? I was 13 or 14 sitting in the living room with my dad. Both of our eyes were tearing up with laugher. Never forget it! Leave your memory!

[@smurf4517]

40 years later and I still laugh my ass off every time. He was absolutely hilarious!

[@danthemeatman9883]

Absolutely hilarious !!!!!!!!🤣🙏

[@nickclaydon1807]

0

[@carminemurray6624]

Funniest movie, also The mad adventures of Rabbi Jacob another very funny film.

[@carminemurray6624]

My Colt Mustang .380 acp pistoletta was similar to the Chief Inspectors lighter.

[@redd605]

Shot in the dark is one of my favourite , and the trying to eliminate Jacques at different night clubs with the different music

[@ih8pcsinboca]

"...you are suspended for 6 months without pay. Do you have anything to say?" "Can you loan me 50 francs?" ----Priceless.

[@rickrick5041]

“I’d rather have a warning”

[@ianbrewer4843]

Too funny

[@myklgylmata1801]

He even looks like he is calculating his bills.

[@jamesmurray3082]

Whats he gonna do with 50 hot dogs?

[@carminemurray6624]

50 French Francs did not last long even then.

[@louchat333]

Herbert Lom was perfect in this series.

[@DarthWill3]

"I am a musician and the monkey is a businessman. He doesn't tell me what to play and I don't tell him what to do with his money." Best quote!

[@morrisheinersz2005]

"How can an idiot be a policeman?" I kind of like that 'retort'...

[@victoriajohnson5461]

Lioved this scene!🤣🤣

[@frankbarnwell____]

The monkey is a record company vice president.

[@robertmagnusjamieson1759]

“how do you know he was blind? “because he told me! “ 😂😂😂 all pure gold!

[@mariafernandezhigueras7246]

@@victoriajohnson5461 p9 mi

[@senorkaboom]

The casting of Herbert Lom as Inspector Dreyfuss was genius.

[@skababooshka]

i totally agree

[@monsta64]

Herbert Lom's subtle giggle is hysterical!

[@skababooshka]

monsta64 you are absolutely correct sir. If you have seen the whole movie, then you would understand that this is the beginning of chief inspector Dreyfus starting to go insane.

[@stephenbrainard8453]

I have enjoyed Lom's character from the first Panther on.

[@stephenholloway6893]

Herbert Lon wasn't in the first Pink Panther film. He began in A Shot In The Dark. With that said, that film would probably be funnier if he was.

[@BunnymanVids]

The scenes with Herbert Lom and Peter Sellers are some of the funniest EVER!!!

[@fluorosco]

I love Herbert Lom . Absolutely hilarious

[@QuarrellaDeVil]

The dentist scene with the melting nose in TPPSA: I laugh as hard at it today as I did when I saw it in the theater. "There's only one man who would pull the wrong tooth."

[@zaphodsrealm1549]

@@QuarrellaDeVil just reading this makes me laugh, what a timeless scene🤣

[@rekinlas]

One of my favorite comedies. I love how the commissioner's nervous tick is almost non-existent early in the movie, yet by the end of the movie he can barely keep that eye open.

[@grahvis]

After my ex wife watched this, for about two weeks afterwards, if anyone said 'minkey' she would just fall about laughing.

[@spencerrahman1711]

😂

[@kevinsweeney4106]

And said, “yesssss, chimpanzee minkey”

[@spencerrahman1711]

😁

[@user-rv1wf6sd4p]

Herbert Lome was excellent in this!😂😂😂😂😂..i love the way hes angry and plotting against Clusoue,!!😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@darthslackus499]

"How can an idiot be a policeman answer me that! "Tiz very zimple all he has to do is enlist." So true.

[@woverby1963]

Timeless comedy, Peter Sellers was a comedy genius! The inspector was brilliant at his part, wonderful team.

[@redd605]

I saw a film of his it was on London Live channel with one of the Cusack girl, low budget , about them living together , but not just comedy , sellers was great actor in serious roles , another film are that late 60s, early 70s, girl in my soup.

[@p.macdermott2490]

The Pink Panther series was one of the best comedy productions in cinematic history. Peter Sellers and Herbert Lom, were perfect for their respective roles.

[@jakobvonpistohlkors2305]

Totally agree

[@alanw505]

"You said minky". "Yes correct, chimpanzee minky".

[@tr4480]

He was breaking the leuw by taking the miney without a proper lascanse

[@juliaray4335]

sheer comic brilliance on so many levels...not just Sellers but many of the cast..I can't remember how many times I have seen these scenes and just crack up every single time....Herbert Lom (Dreyfus) is so under-rated as a comic...but he was just superb in this role..his timing immaculate and fluid...watching his madness grow over the series of Panther movies was such a delight..I looked forward to every appearance...nothing compares these days

[@LucretziaB]

I agree. However, those of us also, who have watched these gems over the years, realize that it's not only the genius of Peter Seller, but the ensemble cast , who support him.

[@timcollins3794]

Even the minkey was brilliant.

[@ghanasoul]

When Herbert Lom twitches his eye after the phone call and his giggle is the funniest thing ever.

[@laronmaron98]

Rest in peace, Mr. Lom. You were a great man and--for me, anyway--the *only* Chief Inspector Drefus.

[@anomalotheriataurus8806]

Agreed

[@carminemurray6624]

Another great film 🎥 🎞 with Herbert Lom was: "Doppelganger".... Doppelgänger is a 1969 British science fiction film written by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and Donald James, produced by the Andersons, and directed by Robert Parrish. Filmed by the Andersons' production company Century 21, it stars Roy Thinnes, Ian Hendry, Lynn Loring, Loni von Friedl and Patrick Wymark, ***Herbert Lom.*** Outside Europe, it was released as Journey to the Far Side of the Sun, the title by which it is now more commonly known.

[@OmarMohamed-ed7kz]

I think Herbert Lom should be awarded a best actor Oscar posthumously. He was Brilliant!

[@pix046]

Herbert lived to the age of 95. b 1917 d 2012

[@joegaito702]

Cried and cried nearly died of laughter couldn't breathe and stop laughing appreciate the memories and a good laugh as always excellent outstanding brilliant true comedy at its very best to Hebert lom and Peter sellers and the other actors and actresses who passed away my thoughts are with your family you may be gone but not forgotten still going strong keep the laughs coming old is solid pure gold much love and respect and appreciation job well done you should be proud after all these years later appreciate you guys thanks !!! Joe

[@roulettegenie4379]

You’re easily amused 😂

[@Camcolito]

'You are suspended for 6 months, effective immediately! Have you anything to say?' ' Could you lend me 50 Francs?' - :-D Brilliant

[@parakeet8157]

Breaking the luau????🤣 His pronunciation was too HYSTERICAL! My favorite in the " Pink Panther" series. Herbert Lom's twitching

[@HooDatDonDar]

Funny, too, because they are supposed to be speaking French. But no one can understand Sellers French accent! Bizzare nonsense, totally funny!

[@anniemaylallyrickerby3771]

If you are having a Bad day there is nothing like the Pink Panther to cheer you up..... Absolutely hilarious. Peter was a genius in every sense of the word and is sorely missed from our screens. R I P PETER.

[@fruitcake4t]

herbert lom plays the part to perfection

[@vardellsfolly5200]

+fruitcake4t ..they all do,i think.They all did.

[@robertcampbell6349]

Yes he did. He was Peter Sellers' perfect foil.

[@davidhatcher7016]

fruitcake4t who?

[@billolsen4360]

He always steals the scene from Sellers, not an easy thing to do.

[@rickbruner]

The sad thing was that Sellers didn't think this was great work, probably because Hollywood critics want maudlin displays of intense pathos. Sellers tried that too, but The Return, Revenge, and Pink Panther Strikes Again were hands down his greatest work. Pure comedic genius by both Sellers and Lom. And the writing was fantastic.

[@krisharkleroad8]

Being There and the Party were great Seller's performances as well.

[@colingeddes2172]

Sellers french accent ha ha. The man was a genius.

[@satyannair4837]

@@krisharkleroad8 Birdy Num Num.

[@brandonginsburg3120]

I think it was Revenge in which Clouseau breaks an expensive piano in someone's home. Then the owner says something about its value, and Clouseau confidently replies "Nut any mow". Funny stuff.

[@DB-fz9ub]

and "a shot in the dark"

[@January.]

Every time I watch Peter Sellers as Inspector Cluseau is as funny as the first time. Absolute genius at work.

[@Atreus21]

The fact that his wife gave him a lighter that resembles a gun is just hilarious in its implications.

[@domdavies7634]

Also wise that Dreyfus always goes to light a new cigarette, rather than re-light a short stubby from his ash tray!

[@carminemurray6624]

Actually mistakes like that have actually happened, a toy gun that resembles the real gun and they get mixed up and somebody gets shot. Just like many Police Officers pull a Tazer and end up shooting someone with an actual gun.

[@tr4480]

@@carminemurray6624 I presume are referring to the incident involving an overly excited poorly trained yet ridiculously zealous female police officer who shot a man when she was supposed to be tazing him? It's one thing to have a near perfect replica of a side arm as a lighter, its another thing to confuse the position and shape of a tazer with that of your side arm, especially when they are often kept apart from one another. I have to wonder what Dreyfus's wife had in mind though. i don't think we ever see her ever.

[@phillipreynolds4305]

Peter Sellers and Herbert Lom together - Genius !

[@jbarry39]

Herbert Lom and Peter Sellers were AWESOME together!

[@DrCrabfingers]

When I lived in France I was surprised to see this film being shown so often on French TV ... they love it!...It is a real favourite!

[@DrCrabfingers]

By the way...French police are very polite and will salute you if you approach them...they are very professional and are a total joy to interact with. I love the French....they are a great nation who hold dear common human values. I have been helped so often by French people...in their DNA it is written to help others in the great cause that is the furtherment of humanity.

[@ABC_DEF]

And the Germans love Allo Allo!

[@macdaddybender]

I'm am genuinely curious about how Sellers' faux French accented English can be translated into actual French whilst maintaining the essence of the comedy? What's the French for "minkey"?

[@antispindr8613]

At least, that was the line the BBC attempted to push - for a very short time.

[@rickerhart907]

My favorite scene between Dreyfus and Clouseau when Clouseau is in Disguise as a dentist and they both start sniffing the laughing gas and they can't quit laughing and Clouseau pulled the wrong tooth

[@johnfabozzi3636]

That scene is hilarious I'm thinking about that one right now and laughing my ass off. People want to get a good ab workout, try sitting through the Pink Panther series. Your stomach and sides will feel like you did a couple of hundred crunches.

[@corinneyaworski-mh9uc]

@@rickerhart907 loved it!!

[@gabrielletanner5339]

My mother was a london hairdresser in 1947 and amongst her clients were, Margot Fonteine, james Mason's wife Pamela and HERBERT LOM, who gave her her first pairs of silk stockings

[@giorgiolodola3243]

I love the way Herbert Lom laughs in this and other scenes

[@sovaine]

Clouseau would have driven the sanest man insane.

[@junior.von.claire]

“That is correct.” “What is correct?” “I did not KNOW the bank was being ROBED...”

[@gkprivate433]

just perfect comedic timing... and acting. Good clean fun. Nothing vulgar.

[@invisableman2017]

Five great timeless, amazingly talented actors from the past: Clousseau, Dreyfuss, François, the minkey and the beggar.

[@Coxwaller]

Herbert Lom and Peter Sellers. Enough said!

[@gilliewompus6144]

I enjoyed the Pink Panther series as a little boy. This episode in particular kept my mom and I in stitches.

[@gilliewompus6144]

Thanks

[@MsMesem]

Me and my dad....

[@obediahpolkinghorniii564]

It kept my mom and me in stitches also.

[@vardellsfolly5200]

Chief inspector Charles Dreyfus was a vesy sane,mentally healthy and logical man.Then he met Clouseau..

[@adrianellison384]

kkk

[@davidhatcher7016]

@@adrianellison384 ?

[@billolsen4360]

Zhat's SHSHSHSHSHHEEF Inzpectair

[@jagjitsahota4764]

Lol

[@lelonfurr1200]

every day in every way i getting better and better

[@FifthContinentMusic]

We have seen this countless times, but we never fail to howl with laughter.

[@SquillyMon]

+Fifth Continent SAME HERE!!!

[@otakuwolf4ever985]

"Yes, but since France and Lugash have been allies for nearly 200 years, it might be a serious mistake to send someone who is, uh. . ."

[@johnrogan9420]

Strong armed robbery goes on ....as he was engaged ...hassling the lookout man...clobbers the bank manager.

[@sananto6896]

"You said minkeeee!" .....freaking hilarious. I have seen this part so many times that without trying, I have memorized every word.

[@swilliams937]

"You said BIMP!" makes me tear up as well, and I now forever use bimp in place of bump when I encounter the word.

[@HooDatDonDar]

Do you also use it when talking on the phene?

[@johncorcoranjr.87]

While we're passing along deserved praise to Sellers and Herbert Lom, let's not forget the man behind the camera, the brilliant, late Blake Edwards. Edwards could be modest about his talents as a comedy director, but sometimes the lack of intrusion and letting talent express itself as he did with Sellers is all that is needed. Edwards once told me he thought his great talent was pointing the camera toward Sellers in a wide shot and saying "Action." Then calling cut when either Sellers was through or everyone was laughing too loud and spoiling the shot.

[@5inthehole]

I heard Seller and Blake had an on/off relationship. Is that true?

[@SuperFerdie1965]

And he had the great pleasure of going home to Julie Andrews!

[@northerly86]

Blake Edwards was being modest. I personally think that at least in the Pink Panther films his camera angles were extremely clever.

[@brakeduster]

Blake Edwards hired a fake fortune teller to tell Sellers that someone with the initials "B.E." would have a prominent place in his life. Sellers laid eyes on Brit Ekland and married her soon after because of the initials. I guess that backfired on Edwards !

[@roryvonbrutt7302]

GOLD ‼️®™️ 👏👏👏

[@billspangler2556]

"Well, you are suspended for six months, WITHOUT PAY! Do you have anything to say?" "Could you lend me 50 francs?"

[@jimsboy1mike]

"how can an idiot be a policeman answer me that!" That line has always killed me

[@sionhannuna5418]

He simply has to enlist

[@jimgreen9059]

That's good, but the one that always put me on the floor was, "I thought you said your dog does not bite." "That's not my dog!" Is #2 okay? "I fixed your doorbell from ring-ging. No charge!"

[@davidhatcher7016]

jimsboy1mike lol

[@ivancook7918]

Jim Green front looks

[@rixxy9204]

@@sionhannuna5418 It's very simple

[@scanlon645]

Herbert Lom - Fantastic actor!

[@billolsen4360]

Who else could be SCHEEEF Inspector Dreyfus?

[@macdaddybender]

A masterclass in comedy. Not a single second or line in this scene is wasted, it's all balanced to perfection. I'm even laughing at the blind man moaning about how he found a random monkey in his living room and now he lives with him. It's all genius

[@tenhirankei]

"Dreyfuss note to self - always inspect the lighter before using!" LOL

[@davidmorin6667]

That's why I quit smoking 🇺🇸🐱😂🤣

[@trbrooks35]

I almost lost it when Dreyfus said, "How can an idiot be a policeman!" LMAO

[@jayrussell9396]

+Ted Brooks "It's very simple, all you have to do is enlist...." LOL

[@mauriciosanchezgutierrez6292]

@hambone31000 Clouseau: I didn't know the bank was being heisted because I was engaged in my sworn duty as a cop.

[@HooDatDonDar]

It was not being heisted. It was being robed.

[@bgdancer100]

Peter Sellers would not have been half as funny without Herbert Lom playing the best straight man act in the world.

[@billolsen4360]

And many times, Lom steals the scene from Sellers.

[@chaeldooley6716]

This is my favorite film...close second the pink panther strikes again...first class comedy...no replacement for Sellers or Herbert Lom...

[@skymaster4121]

The genius of Lom here on display: you can see the buildup of the “hysterical laughter”, the madness crumbling in, like a slow avalanche - later on on full display. Thereby the minutious buildup of the character, it’s circumstances and developement.A master genius of comedian act in the planning, while Sellers was the improvising momentum, the improvising genius. No matter what success this series had, it’s hugely underrated. This should be pensum in acting classes, this is absolute gold. And totally, absolutely hilarious so tears run down your cheeks. Thank you all 3!

[@granthurlburt4062]

Quite right!

[@tomdumb6937]

See them together in "the ladykillers".

[@Tinker1950]

And what is this 'pensum' which should be present in acting classes? Am I correct to assume it to be some esoteric form of stage lubrication?

[@gokaury]

And Lom's acting genius comes to a head during his forced eulogy speech for Clouseau (written by the police chief's wife) in Revenge of the Pink Panther. That scene is the icing on the cake.

[@nathanwilliams2152]

I bumped into Herbert Lom in London in 2011, about a year before he passed on. We were in a queue waiting for a taxi. I thanked him for his work and how much joy these films gave me and my family. He thanked me in turn and said he had lots of fun making them.

[@jsrlasher4711]

Simply brilliant. All the cast were great, but particular kudos are due to Herbert Lom and Peter Sellers.

[@lass-inangeles7564]

Still laughing my head off 15 mins later! His black face...and nervous tics.... ha, ha, ha! Genius!

[@neilwilliams8741]

super scene but what edwards done is genius he has sellars the blind man and minkee close up and also the bank being robbed.. the chimp bangs the window.. then the robbers pointing the guns but clouseau is sworn as a policeman to uphold the by stander laws ... great stuff...

[@roya67]

Herbert Lom lived way before my time, but if I were to meet him today, I would at his feet for his portrayel of Dreyfuss

[@calicaszep7847]

" How can a blind man be a lookout ?.....how can an idiot be a policeman ? "....🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣marvelous Peter Sellers....may he rest in peace.....

[@robwaters7021]

the line that always has me is 'Can you lend me 50 Francs?' Genius

[@Colsoloact-po9wv]

LOLOLOL! Absolutely brilliant! Class act Sellers....not forgetting Herbert Lom of course!

[@janoicejohnson8321]

I think the " minky" is just adorable!😀😀

[@Tridhos]

Herbet Lom was great in that part as Clouseau's boss.

[@SquillyMon]

+Tridhos Could not agree more... His development of that facial tick was a Master Stroke.

[@atallguynh]

SquillyMon and his Pillsbury Dough Boy giggle was perfect as well.

[@billolsen4360]

I think prior to teaming with Sellers, Herbert Lom was mostly in dramas as a real humorless character. Who knew?

[@johnfabozzi3636]

Herbert LOM also plays Christopher Walken's therapist in the movie The Dead Zone

[@lonzo8734]

one of. the funniest men in movies it's sad he's gone.

[@vincentantonacchio1535]

George sanders

[@fluorosco]

Vincent Antonacchio Is that a rhetorical question?

[@hawkmaster381]

The original and the best. Forget that Steve Martin crap.

[@adrianapatzold3884]

Never see this!!

[@brushcountry6361]

Careful Steve will pull out his banjo..

[@nicholasbeech932]

Sellers was a genius

[@ms.annthrope415]

I've never cared for Steve Martin, Bill Murray, Dan Ackroyd humor. Peter Sellars and Herbert Lom were comic geniuses. And I'm one of those who couldnt crack a smile with a parade of stand up comedians. Sellars and Loms wordplay and repartee were witticism perfected.

[@michaelwilson1020]

This movie will stand the test of time as a comedic masterpiece.

[@paulvoorhies8821]

Strikes Again is better.

[@hehaka01]

Could you lend me 50 Francs? Lol that line always gets me.

[@PointyTailofSatan]

A lot of people don't know that Sellers himself invented the entire Clouseau character, including the clothes (hat and trenchcoat), accent, and the character's personality. Starting with second Panther film, Clouseau's crazy word pronunciations and dialog were often ad-libbed on set by Sellers, but worked so well, they would usually change the script on the fly to confirm to Sellers. BTW, Sellers also ad-libbed a lot as Dr. Strangelove, but was so funny, he often had both the other actors and Kubrick in stitches! If you watch the scene where Sellers ad-libbed Strangelove's arm going mental, you can actually see the guy playing the Russian ambassador almost bursting out laughing, because Sellers kept surprising them. The "Mein Furher! I can walk!" was also ad-libbed first take, and Kubrick had to immediately cut away in editing, because all the cast around him paused for a second in surprise, then burst out in a roar of laughing!

[@pix046]

Scuse signor. May i take-a ya coat? Ya at - a? Ya gloves? Grazie signor.

[@tsull75]

PointyTailofSatan o

[@jclass7]

I think he said "Mein Furher! I can valk!"

[@davidshowmaker4408]

You like Google don't you?

[@antoniotula262]

Didn't know that. Love the series to this day!!

[@ullgeologist]

3:30 I’m a bigger liar than the beggar!!! 😂😂😂😂

[@r5t6y7u8]

My Mom is a big fan of Peter Sellers, and took me to see this in the theater when I was eight. Great stuff.

[@jimkirktrek]

We'll never see comedy like that again!!! Wonderful timing and reactionary shots.

[@mauriciosanchezgutierrez6292]

Dreyfuss: Idiot. My blood pressure. Idiot. One day, Francois. One day I'll be rid of him forever. That'll be the day.- Something on your mind? Francois; - An order from the commissioner. Dreyfuss: - Aw, yes? Francois- It concerns Clouseau. Dreyfuss: - Yes, go on. Francois: - He's to be reinstated as an inspector. Dreyfuss: What? You can't be serious. Francois: And he's to report immediately to Colonel... Sharki in Lugash. Dreyfuss: I see. Francois:- Sir. Dreyfuss:- What? It's a birthday gift from my wife. Francois: Most realistic. Dreyfuss: Get me the commissioner. Francois: Chief Inspector Dreyfus calling. Hmm. The commissioner. Dreyfuss: Commissioner, I've just received your instructions...to send, uh, Clouseau to Lugash. But, you see, he's no longer with the Sureté. I've just given him- Yes, but-Yes, but since France and Lugash have been allies for nearly 200 years, it might be a serious mistake to send someone who is- I see. Yes, of course. Very good, Commissioner. It seems the Shah of Lugash phoned the president personally, and asked for Clouseau to be assigned to the case. The Shah of Lugash. Francois:- Incredible. Dreyfuss; - All right, Francois. The Shah of Lugash.

[@masonringbinder684]

I fear you are wrong Monsieur Wuker, all you neeed tu do eez press rep lay..

[@alachabre]

Herbert Lom was brilliant.

[@mrpooroldme]

The chief inspector is just as hilarious as Clouseau, so I can't watch it without crying with laughter, no matter how many times !

[@Kwatcher100]

What’s a comedian without his straight man?

[@battlestarmarc]

One of the funniest film franchises ever. Sellers was so funny in all the Pink panthers films. Especially when sellers and kato would attack each other and destroy furniture.

[@user-bb6eh5kd5d]

Beggar or minkey was breaking the leuw 😂😂😂😂😂. Asking his boss to lend him 50 francs hahahahaha

[@rickvanheerden788]

Comedy doesn't get better than this. Superb.

[@mooseandsquirrel9887]

The absolute best…..the great Peter Sellers……

[@grahambedbrook]

Brilliant. Right from the start. Poking himself in the eye saluting at the lady!

[@jamesfrancismchalejr7944]

Peter Sellers character reminds me alot of our politicians today!😎👍

[@marylawson6060]

I watched this last night and have seen this movie 20 plus times so I knew what was going to happen when Dreyfuss got the second cigarette and the camera panned to the hallway. You hear the shot the guy opens the door and there he sits with gun residue on his face. I totally lost it and laughed hysterically for 2 minutes. I can't remember the last time this happened been many years and I felt so much better. Sellers and Herbert Lom made people laugh. The best medicine. God bless.

[@TattooGuru777]

"How can a blind man be a lookout?" "How can an idiot be a policeman?Answer me that!" "Simple, all you have to do is enlist." "Shut up!" LOL XD

[@billolsen4360]

Best part of the whole scene

[@BobMarshall1952]

That was a classic exchange, but my favorite Pink Panther exchange is from "Pink Panther Strikes Again": Clouseau: Does your dog bite? Innkeeper: No Clouseau: Nice doggie (reaches to pet dog) Doggie: ROWR!!! (snaps at Clouseau) Clouseau: I thought you said your dog does not bite! Innkeeper: That is not my dog

[@billolsen4360]

@@BobMarshall1952 Ahh, oui! Zhat wuzz zhe feisty little weener deug!

[@mzytryck]

I love the way Dreyfus tries to persuade the commissioner that sending Clouseau would jeopardise their diplomatic relations with them. It's a worthy fear in his case, though.

[@johnmooney9403]

Nobody will ever portray Inspector clouseau like Sellers. A master!

[@josesalazar3150]

I've watched the scene countless times and I always crack up hysterically

[@thomaschacko6320]

“The Return of the Pink Panther” - one of the great comedy classics! And a wonderful comeback, ten years later, for Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau. Fabulous supporting cast, as well, including Christopher Plummer and Herbert Lom.

[@snowrocket]

There are just SO MANY layers of greatness here; the photography, the timing, the perfectly executed dialogue, and the chimpanzee minkey grabbing Clouseau's police stick. In my mind, this is some of the funniest six minutes on film ever.

[@geekay1349]

you just might be right

[@GLYDR]

Minkey?

[@alt-centristintellectualfe3621]

GLYDR 02:46

[@gk10002000]

rivaled only by "a shot in the dark" when clouseau punches the bag and then on the parallel bars dismounts down the stairs

[@billolsen4360]

That policeman's salute to the the beautiful girl he pass on the street was a scream too

[@Nestor123057]

"How can an idiot be a police officer?" "Very simple; all he has to do is enlist." LOL. You got that right.

[@stuarthecht8196]

The inspector's mad giggles are the icing on the cake.

[@debbie5384]

Absolutely brilliant fun!

[@maurizius27]

Peter Sellers, you are missed

[@VCT3333]

I think Lom and Sellers in Ladykillers is a really underrated movie they did together.

[@5inthehole]

Right at the end of the scene we see poor Chief Inspector Dryfeus's right eye begin to twitch....the start of his unwinding because of Clouseau!! Although it is undoubtably that Sellers was the big star of the Panther films, there is no question that Lom added a depth from how he played his character that brought the films to a elite comedic plain. The more I watch the films the greater respect I give to the great Herbert Lom. I really believe they wouldn't have made more than 2-3 without him.

[@Coxwaller]

Desoxyn Man I completely agree! Lom was a comedic genious actor in himself.

[@TheMrSwilly]

Coxwaller My gorgeous wife's eye twitches in EXACTLY the same way!!!!! I know I'm in the doghouse then lol

[@derrickw3021]

+TheMrSwilly Has she tried to kill you yet ? LOL

[@figjam59]

You've only to watch Lom in the Ladykillers to see just how good a comedic actor he was.

[@falfield]

Herbert Lom's was just as great a turn as Sellers' in these scenes. The two together were just magic.

[@mikefraser4513]

That was the fastest laugh I've ever experienced in a film. Within the first 2 seconds in politely greeting the girl he hits his face with his truncheon.

[@smilergrogan9605]

This and 'A Shot in the Dark' are classics. Solid laughs from start to finish.

[@Owiko7]

"that begger was the lookout man!" "Impossible!" "Why?" "Because he was blind!" I love that line so much!

[@u.v.s.5583]

How did you know that he was blind?

[@hoodatdondar2664]

@@u.v.s.5583 Ah…he told me so.

[@inuyashason81]

@@hoodatdondar2664and you believe him?

[@yvesandrethevenot3489]

Herbert Lom : the funniest EVER.

[@harvey2906]

The best film in the whole series. Catherine Schell is an attractive woman with a sense of humor. And the plot is superb. ✌

[@christopherdunne7848]

There was a scene where Carherine giggles. I read that it was going to be re-shot, but they left it the way it was. I myself wouldn’t have left it in.

[@johcafra]

Don't overlook John Bluthal's performance as the blind musician. Excellent timing between the two.

[@carminemurray6624]

I agree, great delivery.

[@PaulBrown-il3wl]

In absolute agreement.

[@grahamnancledra7036]

And the minkeys performance too!