And the Same to You (1960)

Director:

George Pollock

Writers:

John Paddy Carstairs (writer)
A.P. Dearsley (play)
(more)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Independent Film

Cast

Brian Rix	...	Dickie Dreadnought
William Hartnell	...	Wally Burton
Leo Franklyn	...	Rev. Sydney Mullett
Tommy Cooper	...	Horace
Vera Day	...	Cynthia
Sid James	...	Sammy Gatt (as Sidney James)
Miles Malleson	...	Bishop
Arthur Mullard	...	Tubby
Renee Houston	...	Mildred
Dick Bentley	...	George Nibbs
John Robinson	...	Pomphret
Terry Scott	...	Police Constable
Shirley Anne Field	...	Iris
Ronald Adam	...	Trout
Tony Wright	...	Percy Gibbons
Rupert Evans	...	Butch
Larry Martyn	...	Chappy Tuck
Jack Taylor	...	M.C.
Tommy Duggan	...	Mike
George Leech	...	Jake
Lindsay Hooper	...	Bert Bender
Jean Clark	...	Manicurist
Jennifer Phipps	...	Secretary
Mickey Wood	...	Referee
Bob Simmons	...	Perce's Opponent
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Larry Taylor

Directed by
George Pollock

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
John Paddy Carstairs		writer
A.P. Dearsley		play "The Chigwell Chicken"
John Junkin		additional dialogue
Terry Nation		additional dialogue

Produced by
William J. Gell	....	producer (as William Gell)

Original Music by
Philip Green

Cinematography by
Stanley Pavey		(as Stan Pavey)

Film Editing by
Lito Carruthers

Art Direction by
Jack Maxsted

Makeup Department
Jill Carpenter	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Henry Passmore	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David W. Orton	....	assistant director (as David Orton)

Sound Department
Ernest Hosler	....	sound editor
Bill Salter	....	sound recordist (as William Salter)

Camera and Electrical Department
Eric Besche	....	camera operator (as Eric Besch)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Evelyn Gibbs	....	costume supervisor

Other crew
Beryl Booth	....	continuity

Production Companies

• William Gell Productions

Distributors

• Monarch Film Corporation Ltd. (II) (1950) (UK) (theatrical)

Runtime:

70 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

William Gell Productions

A punch-drunk comedy.

This is one of those movies that you watch more for the cast than it's plot (or even for its quality). The likes of William Hartnell (who gives a great comic performance), Sid James (who only seems to have two or three scenes) and, in one of his very rare film roles, Tommy Cooper, all seem to promise a much better film than the one that we get.

The problem lies in a fairly average script, which fails to ever really get going or to even get its plot to hang together. For example the climax is the surprise visit of the Arch-Deacon, a character who seems to arrive out of the blue and who was never mentioned previously in the film. Also everyone seems to have forgotten that Brian Rix is meant to be this film's star. Far more time is given to the likes of Hartnell and Vera Day and much more impact is made by James and Cooper, that Rix is pretty much sidelined.

Not a hidden gem or a particularly funny movie, it's worth checking out if you're a fan of British comedy (or just want to watch television's first 'Doctor Who' giving a brilliantly funny performance).