Status
Released
original language
English
Budget
$ 0
Revenue
$ 0
Top Billed Cast
James Robertson Justice
Sir Beverley Grant
Leslie Phillips
Mr. Roddy Chipfield
Stanley Baxter
Dexter Munro
Sally Smith
Juliet Munro
Eric Barker
Mr. Gallagher
Kenneth Cope
Ron
Terry Scott
Actor Playing Executioner
Hugh Lloyd
Actor Playing Mary, Queen of Scots
Fred Emney
Actor Playing Sir Francis Drake
Peter Jones
Actor Playing Charles II
Ronnie Barker
Josh Wicks
Philip Locke
Stan
Timothy Bateson
Old Wol
Cardew Robinson
Fire Officer
Peter Woodthorpe
Farmer
James Villiers
Benzil Bulstrode
Harry Fowler
John Bluthal
Actor Playing Robert the Bruce
Joseph Brady
Actor Playing Guy Fawkes
Raymond Huntley
Mr. Wedgewood
Vanda Hudson
Actress Playing Nell Gwyn
Patrick Newell
Actor Playing King Harold
Geoffrey Dunn
Mr. Cecil Trumper
Sydney Bromley
Lang
Julian Orchard
Bath Salesman
Clifford Earl
Motorcycle Policeman
Nicky Henson
Motorcyclist
Barbara Roscoe
Lana
Anita Sharp-Bolster
Mrs. Muriel Trumper
Madge Brindley
Mitzi Rogers
Arthur Mullard
Traffic Warden
Heller Toren
Michael Ward
Man at Auction
Jack Armstrong
Onlooker (uncredited)
Richard Neller
Man at Auction (uncredited)
Oliver Tomlin
Actor in Pageant (uncredited)
Fred Wood
Man at Auction (uncredited)
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A review by Geronimo1967
Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-12-02
I think this might be described as a film that didn't quite realise the sum of it's parts. A strong British comedy line up, but a rather thin plot and comedy that bordered just a bit too much on slapstick for my liking. "Sally" (Julie Munro) and "Dexter" (Stanley Baxter) are newlyweds trying to - thriftily - do up their rather ramshackle cottage that they bought from "Chipfield" (Leslie Philips). Enter her father, the wealthy and somewhat domineering "Sir Beverley" who imposes himself on the young couple - and on their wily builders - with predictably disastrous results. It is probably half an hour too long this, the jokes are there but you can see the punchlines from the top of the Eiffel Tower. Characterful, though - there is some chemistry on screen and a host of well-known faces (many from history!) keep the film moving along OK from one set-piece to the next. You might not recall watching it shortly afterwards, but it's an amusing enough 90 minutes that reminds you of the old adage - "nobody over 50 ought ever to go up a ladder!"