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Raising the Wind (1961)
Directed by Gerald Thomas
Overview
‘Carry On’ director Gerald Thomas helms this comedy caper featuring early appearances by James Robertson Justice, Sid James, Leslie Phillips, Kenneth Williams, Liz Fraser and Eric Barker. The film follows the hi-jinks of a group of music students who move into a shared flat in order to cut costs and have somewhere to practice their instruments. Things get tricky when Mervyn Hughes (Phillips) accidentally sells one of his compositions to an advertising agency and risks losing his scholarship. Can he and his friends find a way to raise the money to buy back the song rights?
Length 91 minutes
Actors
Peter Burton | Geoffrey Keen | Leslie Phillips | James Robertson Justice | Joan Hickson | Erik Chitty | Jill Ireland | Oliver Johnston | Paul Massie | Kenneth Williams | Jim Dale | Sid James | Brian Oulton | Victor Maddern | Liz Fraser | Esma Cannon | Ambrosine Phillpotts | Eric Barker | Lance Percival | David Lodge | George Woodbridge | Jennifer Jayne | Bob Todd | Cyril Chamberlain | John Antrobus | Ian Wilson | Jimmy Thompson | Peter Howell | Frank Forsyth | Kenneth Kove | Dorinda Stevens | Michael Nightingale | Peter Byrne | Tom Clegg | Wallace Bosco | Douglas Ives | Bernard Hunter | Guy Standeven | Michael Miller | Reg Thomason | Henry Davies | Nigel Arkwright | Terence Holland | Charles Stanley