The Night We Dropped a Clanger
Overview
The movie takes place during WWII. A dashing British RAF Officer is earmarked for a secret mission behind enemy lines in occupied France, but wishing to distract the enemy, enlists a person to double for him and thereby draw attention to North Africa . An unlikely airman is found and tutored in the ways of an English officer.
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Cast
Brian Rix
Aircraftsman Arthur Atwood / Wing Cmdr. Blenkinsop
Cecil Parker
Air Vice-Marshal Sir Bertram Bukpasser
Leslie Phillips
Squadron Leader Thomas
William Hartnell
Sgt. Bright
Liz Fraser
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John Welsh
Squadron Leader Grant
Sarah Branch
WAAF Hawkins
Arthur Brough
Adm. Bewdly
Hattie Jacques
Ada
Andrew Sachs
A.C. 2 Briggs
Patrick Cargill
Fritz
Irene Handl
Mrs Billingsgate
Crew
- Director
- Darcy Conyers
- Writers
- John T. Chapman
- Producers
- Sydney Box
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dennyjt
January 12, 2023
Mild Wartime comedy as Parker’s intelligence boys come up with a scheme to trick the enemy by finding a double for dashing upper class officer Rix- a toilet cleaning clot (also Rix). Confusion reigns, but little mirth. Rix did a lot of these farces but was no near as adept or inventive as Norman Wisdom, who was the top UK attraction at the time.He had more success with his regular West End productions. As was typical at the time, the cast is littered with welcome comic character actors. Fraser i…