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.

Director:

Darcy Conyers

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

world war ii
british spy
double

Cast

Brian Rix

~ as ~

Aircraftsman Arthur Atwood / Wing Cmdr. Blenkinsop

Cecil Parker

~ as ~

Air Vice-Marshal Sir Bertram Bukpasser

Leslie Phillips

~ as ~

Squadron Leader Thomas

William Hartnell

~ as ~

Sgt. Bright

Leo Franklyn

~ as ~

B.R. Belling

Liz Fraser

~ as ~

Lulu

John Welsh

~ as ~

Squadron Leader Grant

Toby Perkins

~ as ~

Flight Lt. Spendal

Sarah Branch

~ as ~

WAAF Hawkins

Charles Cameron

~ as ~

Gen. Gimble

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Reviews (1)

dennyjt
Written 2 year(s) ago
3
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 is a nightclub singer; Phillips is his usual self in a cameo.