
Raising the Wind
A laugh in every note!
'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?
Director Gerald Thomas
Cast

Tom Clegg
Street Musician

Kenneth Kove
Street Musician (uncredited)

Sidney James
Sid

Jill Ireland
Janet

Ambrosine Phillpotts
Mrs. Featherstone

George Woodbridge
Yorkshire Orchestra Leader

Cyril Chamberlain
L.A.M.A. Porter

Erik Chitty
Elderly Man at Concert

Jennifer Jayne
Jill Clemons

Geoffrey Keen
Sir John

Brian Oulton
Concert Agent

Kenneth Williams
Harold Chesney

Liz Fraser
Miranda Kennaway

Joan Hickson
Mrs. Bostwick

Jim Dale
Phil

Michael Nightingale
Invigilator

Ian Wilson
Street Musician - Drummer

Wallace Bosco
Man at Concert (uncredited)

Peter Byrne
1st Horn

Douglas Ives
Street Musician

Peter Howell
Prof. Lumb

Peter Burton
1st Viola

Oliver Johnston
Prof. Parkin

Michael Miller
Barman Mike

James Robertson Justice
Sir Benjamin Boyd

Leslie Phillips
Mervyn Hughes

Paul Massie
Malcolm Stewart

Esma Cannon
Mrs. Deevens

David Lodge
Cabbie

Frank Forsyth
Prof. Gerald Abrahams

Guy Standeven
Messiah Vocalist (uncredited)

Victor Maddern
Removal Man

Bob Todd
Street Musician - Accordianist (uncredited)

Eric Barker
Dr. Morgan Rutherford

Lance Percival
Harry