Penny Points to Paradise (1951)
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- 1h 17min
- Comedy, Crime
- May 1951 (UK)
- Movie
Harry Flakers is a pools winner who is targeted by a forger.
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Cast
| Harry Secombe | ... |
Harry Flakers
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| Alfred Marks | ... |
Edward Haynes
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| Peter Sellers | ... |
The Major / Arnold Fringe
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Vicky Page | ... |
Sheila Gilroy
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Paddie O'Neil | ... |
Christine Russell
(as Paddy O'Neil)
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| Spike Milligan | ... |
Spike Donnelly
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| Bill Kerr | ... |
Digger Graves
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Freddie Frinton | ... |
Drunk
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Joe Linnane | ... |
Policeman
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| Sam Kydd | ... |
Porter / Taxi Driver
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Hazel Jennings | ... |
Landlady
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Patience Rentoul | ... |
Madame Moravia - Hypnotist
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Diana Leslie |
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Bob Bradfield |
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Felix Mendelssohn's Hawaiian Serenaders | ... |
Themselves
(as Felix Mendelssohn and His Hawaiian Serenaders)
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Del Watson | ... |
Stagehand (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Anthony Young | ... | (as Tony Young) |
Written by
| John Ormonde | ... | () |
Produced by
| Alan Cullimore | ... | producer |
Music by
| Jack Jordan | ||
| Spike Milligan | ||
Cinematography by
| Bert Mason | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Harry Booth | ||
Art Direction by
| James Marchant | ||
Makeup Department
| Jean Beck | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Hal Wilson | ... | production manager |
Sound Department
| Reg Barnes Heath | ... | sound (as Reg. Barnes-Heath) |
| Skanlan | ... | sound (as Dennis Scanlan) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Reg Johnson | ... | camera operator |
| Kenneth Talbot | ... | camera operator (as Ken Talbot) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Myra Cullimore | ... | wardrobe |
Music Department
| Jack Jordan | ... | music played by (as Jack Jordan and His Boys) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Marjorie Owens | ... | continuity |
Production Companies
- Advance Productions (presents)
- PYL Productions
Distributors
- Adelphi Films Ltd. (1951) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Juno Films (2018) (Canada)
- BFI Video (2009) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Juno Films (2018) (United States)
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Shot in three weeks. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Unknown Peter Sellers (2000). See more » |
| Soundtracks | I Do Like To Be Beside the Seaside See more » |
| Quotes |
The Major:
You'd never think it, would you? Bartender: Think what, sir? The Major: Well, they... They all seem to have contracted the dreadful affliction. Bartender: What affliction, sir? The Major: Spondulicks. Oh, a most pernicious disease. The natives used to get in in their bazaars. Bartender: A very nasty place to get it, sir. The Major: The worst, yes. They used to go mad and bite dogs. We had to shoot them. Bartender: Really? The Major: Yes. Sometimes we had to shoot the dogs, as well. Bartender: Were they mad? The Major: Well, they weren't very pleased about it, you know. See more » |