Raising the Wind
1961
A laugh in every note!
- Gerald Thomas
- 1h 31m
- September 6, 1961 · United Kingdom
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?
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 6, 1961
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- Peter Rogers Productions
- Cast
- James Robertson Justice,Jill Ireland,Jim Dale,Michael Miller,Henry Davies,Michael Nightingale,Wallace Bosco,Geoffrey Keen,Cyril Chamberlain,Peter Byrneand 34 more
- Director
- Gerald Thomas
- Writer
- Bruce Montgomery
- Producer
- Peter Rogers
- Cinematography
- Alan Hume
- Music
- Bruce Montgomery
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
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