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Cast
Peter Sellers | As: Fred Kite | |
Ian Carmichael | As: Stanley Windrush | |
Terry-Thomas | As: Major Hitchcock | |
Richard Attenborough | As: Sidney De Vere Cox | |
Dennis Price | As: Bertram Tracepurcel |
Storyline
Naive Stanley Windrush returns from the war, his mind set on a successful career in business. Much to his own dismay, he soon finds he has to start from the bottom and work his way up, and also that the management as well as the trade union use him as a tool in their fight for power.
Tagline: | Three of England's Top Comedians...One Big Laugh Riot! |
Certification: | NR |
Details
Genres: Comedy
Language: English
Release Date: 18 August 1959
Country: GB
Runtime: 105m
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Company Credits
Company: Charter Film Productions
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Cast
Peter Sellers |
Fred Kite |
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Ian Carmichael |
Stanley Windrush |
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Terry-Thomas |
Major Hitchcock |
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Richard Attenborough |
Sidney De Vere Cox |
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Dennis Price |
Bertram Tracepurcel |
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Margaret Rutherford |
Aunt Dolly |
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Irene Handl |
Mrs. Kite |
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Liz Fraser |
Cynthia Kite |
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Miles Malleson |
Windrush Snr. |
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Marne Maitland |
Mr. Mohammed |
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John Le Mesurier |
Waters |
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Raymond Huntley |
Magistrate |
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Victor Maddern |
Knowles |
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Kenneth Griffith |
Dai |
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Fred Griffiths |
Charlie |
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Donal Donnelly |
Perce Carter |
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Sam Kydd |
Shop Steward |
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John Comer |
Shop Steward |
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Tony Comer |
Shop Steward |
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Cardew Robinson |
Shop Steward |
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Bruce Wightman |
Shop Steward |
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Bill Rayment |
Shop Steward |
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Marianne Stone |
TV Receptionist |
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Terry Scott |
Crawley |
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Ronnie Stevens |
Hooper |
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Martin Boddey |
Num Yu's Executive |
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Brian Oulton |
Appts. Board Examiner |
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Malcolm Muggeridge |
TV Panel Chairman |
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John Glyn-Jones |
Detto Executive |
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Pauline Winter |
Miss Forsydke |
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Maurice Colbourne |
Missiles Director |
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Jeremy White |
Young Chemist |
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Robin Ray |
Young Chemist |
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Michael Bates |
Bootle |
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John Van Eyssen |
Reporter |
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Robert Bruce |
Reporter |
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Michael Ward |
Reporter |
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Stringer Davis |
Reporter |
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Tony Spear |
Reporter |
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Arthur Skinner |
Photographer |
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William Dexter |
Photographer |
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Eynon Evans |
Truscott |
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Esma Cannon |
Spencer |
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Robert S. Young |
Owens |
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Roy Purcell |
Police Inspector |
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Marion Shaw |
Tea Girl |
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Wally Patch |
Workman |
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Alun Owen |
TV Producer |
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Muriel Young |
TV Announcer |
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Frank Phillips |
TV Announcer |
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Ian Wilson |
Evangelist |
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Margaret Lacey |
Empire Loyalist |
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George Selway |
Union Jack Workman |
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David Lodge |
Card Player |
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Keith Smith |
Card Player |
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Kenneth J. Warren |
Card Player |
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Basil Dignam |
Minister of Labour |
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Harry Locke |
Trade Union Official |
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John Adams |
Constable (uncredited) |
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Chris Adcock |
Actor (uncredited) |
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Jack Armstrong |
Man in Court (uncredited) |
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Joe Beckett |
Trade Union Official (uncredited) |
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Jack Berg |
Factory Worker (uncredited) |
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Nigel Bernard |
Studio Floor Manager (uncredited) |
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Jim Brady |
Missiles Worker (uncredited) |
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Fay Bura |
Audience Member (uncredited) |
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Alf Casha |
Man in Court (uncredited) |
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Jimmy Charters |
Missiles Worker (uncredited) |
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E. V. H. Emmett |
Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
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Mabel Etherington |
Empire Loyalist (uncredited) |
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Chick Fowles |
Solicitor (uncredited) |
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Tex Fuller |
Factory Worker (uncredited) |
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Bob Grant |
Card Player (uncredited) |
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Hilda Green |
Nudist (uncredited) |
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Dave Griffiths |
Factory Worker (uncredited) |
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Victor Harrington |
Reporter (uncredited) |
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George Hilsdon |
Reporter (uncredited) |
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Lindsay Hooper |
Downing Street Butler (uncredited) |
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Billy John |
Factoy Worker (uncredited) |
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Gertrude Kaye |
Empire Loyalist (uncredited) |
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Frederick Kelsey |
Clerk of Court (uncredited) |
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Juba Kennerley |
Empire Loyalist (uncredited) |
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Julie La Rousse |
Tennis Player (uncredited) |
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Aileen Lewis |
Reporter (uncredited) |
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John Leyton |
Recruit to Detto (uncredited) |
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Dickey Luck |
Factory Worker/Lorry Driver (uncredited) |
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Jack Mandeville |
Solicitor (uncredited) |
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Vicky Marshall |
Tea Girl (uncredited) |
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Colin McKenzie |
Reporter (uncredited) |
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Jimmy Millar |
Missiles Worker (uncredited) |
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Cecil Paul |
Reporter (uncredited) |
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Geremy Phillips |
Youth (uncredited) |
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Harry Phipps |
Missiles Worker (uncredited) |
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Bob Raymond |
Factory Worker (uncredited) |
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Ernie Rice |
Missiles Worker (uncredited) |
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Johnny Rossi |
Actor (uncredited) |
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Pat Ryan |
Reporter (uncredited) |
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Jack Sharp |
Official (uncredited) |
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Sheila Sim |
Visitor (uncredited) |
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Stan Simmonds |
Factory Worker (uncredited) |
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Tony Spears |
Reporter (uncredited) |
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George Spence |
Missiles Worker (uncredited) |
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Philip Stewart |
Solicitor (uncredited) |
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Fred Stroud |
Reporter (uncredited) |
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Joseph Tregonino |
Empire Loyalist (uncredited) |
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Robert Vossler |
Policeman (uncredited) |
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Billy Wilmot |
Missiles Worker (uncredited) |
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Bob Wright |
Reporter (uncredited) |
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Paula Wright |
Nudist (uncredited) |
Directed By
John Boulting |
Director |
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Writing Credits
Frank Harvey |
Screenplay |
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John Boulting |
Screenplay |
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Alan Hackney |
Author |
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Production Crew
Roy Boulting |
Producer |
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Mutz Greenbaum |
Director of Photography |
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Laurie Ridley |
Still Photographer |
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