I'm All Right Jack (1959)

A naive aristocrat in search of a career becomes caught up in the struggles between his profit-minded uncle and an aggressive labour union.

Director:

John Boulting

Writers:

Alan Hackney (novel), Frank Harvey (screenplay),

Stars:

Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas, Peter Sellers

Won 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ian Carmichael	...	Stanley Windrush
Terry-Thomas	...	Major Hitchcock
Peter Sellers	...	Fred Kite / Sir John Kennaway
Richard Attenborough	...	Sidney De Vere Cox
Dennis Price	...	Bertram Tracepurcel
Margaret Rutherford	...	Aunt Dolly
Irene Handl	...	Mrs. Kite
Liz Fraser	...	Cynthia Kite
Miles Malleson	...	Windrush Snr.
Marne Maitland	...	Mr. Mohammed
John Le Mesurier	...	Waters
Raymond Huntley	...	Magistrate
Victor Maddern	...	Knowles
Kenneth Griffith	...	Dai
Fred Griffiths	...	Charlie

Storyline

Naive Stanley Windrush returns from the war, his mind set on a successful career in business. Much to his own dismay, he soon finds he has to start from the bottom and work his way up, and also that the management as well as the trade union use him as a tool in their fight for power.

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Plot Keywords:

union | shop steward | arab | strike | bribe | 

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Taglines:

Three of England's Top Comedians...One Big Laugh Riot!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 April 1960 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Après moi le déluge

Filming Locations:

Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Charter Film Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Mrs Kite and Cynthia are reading the newspaper reports about the strike, Mrs Kite briefly turns a paper over while setting it down. The bottom half is blank - the prop papers were made up only on the side that would be seen in the shot.

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Goofs

When Stanley is in the confectionery factory he feels ill, so he puts his hat on the conveyor belt. The spacing between the sweets and his hat is different when they enter the machine and when they emerge from the other side, and between a long shot and a close-up.

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Quotes

Shop Steward: Perhaps you can explain the presence of this new man.
Major Hitchcock: New man? But he hasn't started yet.
Shop Steward: Hasn't started yet? Then what's he doing on a f-f-f fork lift truck?

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Crazy Credits

Opening quote: "Oh! Brave New World that hath such people in't" --William Shakespeare

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Connections

Edited into Heroes of Comedy: Terry-Thomas (1995)

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Soundtracks

"I'm All Right Jack"
Sung by Al Saxon

User Reviews

Best Labour / Union Film ever!

I was quite surprised with this film, not because of liking it (I did), but just how much union politics the Boulting Brothers put on their sleeve with working on this movie. I have been in a Union business that failed before, and I was quite shocked at how much I could compare my own experiences with what was on display here with the Unions and Management trying to maneuver themselves ahead of on another. While Peter Sellers does put on a great performance, this really is Ian Carmichael's movie. I hadn't seen any of his work, and this was a great introduction. All of the other cast is great as well. One final note, it probably contains the most annoyingly catchy title song ever, it'll probably haunt your cranium for days.