Raising the Wind
Raising the Wind
Release: 1961-09-06
·Runtime: 91m
·★ 6.2
Comedy
'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?
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
Peter Rogers Productions
Cast
James Robertson Justice
as Sir Benjamin Boyd
Leslie Phillips
as Mervyn Hughes
Paul Massie
as Malcolm Stewart
Kenneth Williams
as Harold Chesney
Liz Fraser
as Miranda Kennaway
Eric Barker
as Dr. Morgan Rutherford
Jennifer Jayne
as Jill Clemons
Sidney James
as Sid
Esma Cannon
as Mrs. Deevens
Geoffrey Keen
as Sir John
Jill Ireland
as Janet
Victor Maddern
as Removal Man
Lance Percival
as Harry
Joan Hickson
as Mrs. Bostwick
Jim Dale
as Phil
Ambrosine Phillpotts
as Mrs. Featherstone
David Lodge
as Cabbie
Peter Byrne
as 1st Horn
Brian Oulton
as Concert Agent
Douglas Ives
as Street Musician
Peter Howell
as Prof. Lumb
George Woodbridge
as Yorkshire Orchestra Leader
Cyril Chamberlain
as L.A.M.A. Porter
Peter Burton
as 1st Viola
Erik Chitty
as Elderly Man at Concert
Tom Clegg
as Street Musician
Frank Forsyth
as Prof. Gerald Abrahams
Oliver Johnston
as Prof. Parkin
Michael Nightingale
as Invigilator
Ian Wilson
as Street Musician - Drummer
Wallace Bosco
as Man at Concert (uncredited)
Kenneth Kove
as Street Musician (uncredited)
Guy Standeven
as Messiah Vocalist (uncredited)
Bob Todd
as Street Musician - Accordianist (uncredited)
