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21 September 1962 (Finland) morePlot:
A writer attempts to raise some cash by writing a book about the Loch Ness Monster. No publisher will... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Adam Faith | ... | Tony Blake |
| Sid James | ... | Harry Sutton |
| Carole Lesley | ... | Charlotte 'Charlie' Pinner |
| Terence Longdon | ... | Vernon |
| Clive Dunn | ... | Mr. Slate |
| Freddie Frinton | ... | Gilbert Pinner |
| Marie-France | ... | Marie |
| Charles Hawtrey | ... | Arnold |
| Spike Milligan | ... | Tramp |
| Wilfrid Brambell | ... | Postie |
| Fabia Drake | ... | Mrs. Pinner |
| Harold Berens | ... | Sammy |
| Ewan Roberts | ... | Jimmy |
| Archie Duncan | ... | Macdonald |
| Terry Scott | ... | Sergeant |
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"There's something funny going on", mutters Terry Scott's policeman to his colleague Gordon Rollings. Well, I'm not sure about that, but "What a Whopper!" is at least mildly diverting, mainly for the pleasure of spotting the stars in the extraordinary cast. It is also noteworthy for the screenplay by future "Daleks" scribe Terry Nation, music by Laurie "Avengers" Johnson and for Adam Faith's quite dreadful theme song, which is arranged by none other than John Barry!
The film itself is innocent seaside postcard humour, full of comic misunderstandings. Charles Hawtrey plays a beatnik artist (!), Spike Milligan is a befuddled fisherman and Sid James a Scottish publican, although he wisely makes no attempt at a Scots accent. There is also a rare big screen outing for Freddie Frinton's famous sozzled aristocrat performance. This film is truly a souvenir from a bygone age, when the idea of an inebriated man driving from London to Scotland was funny and when outrageous sexism was tolerated. The treatment of women in this film makes the "Carry On" series positively 'PC' by comparison!