A chance meeting with a Schlecht agent forces a humble coffee shop manager into the secret world of spies in Swinging London. With the help of his MI5 friend, he poses as the recently dead ...
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Eric Morecambe | ... | Eric Morecambe | |
| Ernie Wise | ... | Ernie Sage | |
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William Franklyn | ... | Colonel Grant |
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April Olrich | ... | Madame Petrovna |
| Gloria Paul | ... | Gina Carlotti | |
| Richard Vernon | ... | Sir Edward Seabrook | |
| David Lodge | ... | Stage Manager | |
| Jacqueline Jones | ... | Karin | |
| Terence Alexander | ... | Reed | |
| Francis Matthews | ... | Thomas | |
| Warren Mitchell | ... | Prozoroff | |
| Brian Oulton | ... | Laundry Basket Man | |
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Michael Peake | ... | Sinister Stranger |
| Peter Bull | ... | Philippe | |
| Tutte Lemkow | ... | Seedy Schlecht Agent | |
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A chance meeting with a Schlecht agent forces a humble coffee shop manager into the secret world of spies in Swinging London. With the help of his MI5 friend, he poses as the recently dead Major Cavendish who had managed to infiltrate the dreaded organization; he knows that they are intending to assassinate someone - could it be the famous Russian ballerina who has recently arrived for an appearance at Covent Garden? Written by Rhino <rhino@blueyonder.co.uk>
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EnglishRelease Date:
4 December 1967 (Sweden) See more »Also Known As:
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Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UKCompany Credits
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Color (Eastmancolor) (uncredited)Aspect Ratio:
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Two of the Military Intelligence operatives in the communications room are named as Green and Hills, a nod to the writers Sidney Green and Richard Hills. Sid and Dick are also the duo during Eric's espresso bar singing scene. See more »Goofs
Eric's Scarlet uniform at the reception has no rank on the shoulders, despite him supposedly being a major. Mere Epaulettes do not denote any rank. See more »Quotes
Eric Morecambe: Looking at her flowered bra top "Can I put those in water for you?"See more »
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I love Morecambe and Wise so I enjoyed this film. They are on top form as bumbling British agents who are trying to stop the bad guys who are "on their side" from doing their bad deeds. There are some really funny scenes and some great lines ("waiter there's a dead man in this soup") and a reasonable cast. Yet though this film is very much enjoyable, it is not as good as their next film "That Riviera Touch", because it begins to get a bit unfunny at times. Nevertheless it's worth watching just for the fantastic opera scene at the end of the film which recalls Danny Kaye's equally hilarious opera performance at the end of his film "Wonder Man". It is also interesting to see how young Morecambe and Wise were when they made the film. Enjoy! 8/10