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Light Up the Sky! (1960)
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4 December 1961 (Denmark)
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A comedy drama set in a WWII British Army Searchlight Squad. They are an odd bunch of misfits but somehow manage to get the job done. | add synopsis
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Cast
(Credited cast) | Ian Carmichael | ... | Lt. Ogleby |
| Tommy Steele | ... | Eric McGaffey |
| Benny Hill | ... | Syd McGaffey |
| Sydney Tafler | ... | Ted Green |
| Victor Maddern | ... | Lance Corporal Tomlinson |
| Harry Locke | ... | Roland Kenyon |
| Johnny Briggs | ... | Leslie Smith |
| Cyril Smith | ... | 'Spinner' Rice |
| Dick Emery | ... | Harry |
| Cardew Robinson | ... | Compere |
| Susan Burnet | ... | Jean |
| Sheila Hancock | ... | Theatre Act |
| Fred Griffiths | ... | Mr. Jennings |
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Skywatch (USA)
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The first feature film of Sheila Hancock.
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Strike A Light
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Before seeing this film I had only ever seen Benny Hill as the comic, seeing him in a straight role was a real eye opener because, in this film, he proved was a good straight actor as well. Combining Tommy Steele with Benny Hill was also a brainwave because they worked so well together as you can see from their performance of the title song " Light up the Sky. " The cast is full of good old British stalwarts such Ian Carmichael, still acting today and Dick Emery who was a brilliant comic in his own right. If you add back up from the likes of Victor Maddern, Sydney Tafler, Johnny Briggs and Sheila Hancock you have the makings of a truly excellent British movie. Sadly it is never shown on British TV and I have, so far, been unable to find a copy on VHS or DVD. If you do manage to find a copy of this film or you are lucky enough to see it on TV I can thoroughly recommend it.