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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
James Robertson Justice | Leslie Phillips | Paul Massie | Kenneth Williams | Liz Fraser | Eric Barker | Jennifer Jayne | Jimmy Thompson | Sid James | Esma Cannon | Geoffrey Keen | Jill Ireland | Victor Maddern | Lance Percival | Joan Hickson | Jim Dale | Ambrosine Phillpotts | David Lodge | Peter Byrne | Brian Oulton | Douglas Ives | Bernard Hunter | Peter Howell | George Woodbridge | Cyril Chamberlain | Peter Burton | Erik Chitty | Henry Davies | Nigel Arkwright | John Antrobus | Tom Clegg | Frank Forsyth | Terence Holland | Oliver Johnston | Dorinda Stevens | Michael Nightingale | Ian Wilson | Michael Miller | Wallace Bosco | Kenneth Kove | Guy Standeven | Charles Stanley | Reg Thomason | Bob Todd