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4.4/10   102 votes
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Writers:
Sid Colin (screenplay) and
Eddie Braben (screenplay) ...
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Tagline:
When only Frankie's cheek could save Britain from the Hun
Plot:
Frankie Howerd stars in this comedy as a lowly boot-boy who is a terrible coward. He only goes to war... more | add synopsis
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"Ramshackle farce." more (6 total)

Cast

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Frankie Howerd ... Lurk
Bill Fraser ... Groping
William Mervyn ... Lord Twithampton
Linda Gray ... Lady Twithampton
Jonathan Cecil ... Nigel Phipps-Fortescue
Madeline Smith ... Fanny
Nicholas Bennett ... Mallett
Mike Grady ... Newsboy
Dora Bryan ... Cora Crumpington
Stanley Holloway ... The Great Vincento
Veronica Clifford ... Velma
Peter Greenwell ... Pianist / Accordianiste / Leader of the orchestra
Barrie Gosney ... Stage Manager

Bob Hoskins ... Recruiting Sergeant
Lance Percival ... Von Gutz
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Additional Details

Runtime:
89 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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Certification:
UK:A (original rating) | Australia:PG | UK:PG | USA:Unrated
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Bob Hoskins' first film. more
Quotes:
Vincento: [drunkenly] I will take your breath away.
Lurk: [recoiling] I wish you'd take yours away!
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Movie Connections:
Follows Up Pompeii (1971) more

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"Ramshackle farce.", 28 April 2004
Author: jamesraeburn2003 from Poole, Dorset

During WW1, a London boot boy called Lurk (Howerd) is hypnotised to save Britain from the Germans and has their master plan tattooed on his buttocks in order to get the information back to the British.

The second spin-off from the highly successful "UP POMPEII" sitcom is a truly ramshackle farce. It only ever provides faint amusement and the production values are strictly cardboard cut outs as is the direction of Bob Kellet who directed all three of the films spawned by the TV original. The best scene is where Dora Bryan dances with a German officer disguised as a doctor leaving him no choice but to join in with an English patriotic song much to his chagrin.

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