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Raising the Wind

Raising the Wind

IMDB:

6.2
Raising the Wind

Released

9/6/1961

Duration

1h 31m

Genre

Comedy

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

James Robertson Justice, Leslie Phillips, Paul Massie

Overview

'Carry On' director Gerald Thomas helms this comedy caper featuring early appearances by James Robertson Justice, Sid James, Leslie Phillips, Kenneth Williams, Liz Fraser and Eric Barker. The film follows the hi-jinks of a group of music students who move into a shared flat in order to cut costs and have somewhere to practice their instruments. Things get tricky when Mervyn Hughes (Phillips) accidentally sells one of his compositions to an advertising agency and risks losing his scholarship. Can he and his friends find a way to raise the money to buy back the song rights?

Cast

James Robertson Justice

Sir Benjamin Boyd

James Robertson Justice

Leslie Phillips

Mervyn Hughes

Leslie Phillips

Paul Massie

Malcolm Stewart

Paul Massie

Kenneth Williams

Harold Chesney

Kenneth Williams

Liz Fraser

Miranda Kennaway

Liz Fraser

Eric Barker

Dr. Morgan Rutherford

Eric Barker

Jennifer Jayne

Jill Clemons

Jennifer Jayne

Jimmy Thompson

Alex Spendlove

Jimmy Thompson

Sidney James

Sid

Sidney James

Esma Cannon

Mrs. Deevens

Esma Cannon

Geoffrey Keen

Sir John

Geoffrey Keen

Jill Ireland

Janet

Jill Ireland

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