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Orders Are Orders |
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Orders Are Orders - 1954 | 78mins | Comedy | ColourThe Production TeamDirector: David Paltenghi. Producer: Donald Taylor. Script: Donald Taylor, Eric Sykes and Geoffrey Orme. (from a play by Ian Hay and Anthony Armstrong) Cinematography: Arthur Grant. Original Music: Stanley Black. |
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The CastBill Fraser
- Pvt. Slee Margot Grahame - Wanda Sinclair Maureen Swanson - Joanne Delamere June Thorburn - Veronica Bellamy Raymond Huntley - Colonel Bellamy Peter Sellers - Private Goffin Brian Reece - Captain Harper Sid James - Ed Waggermeyer Tony Hancock - Lt. Wilfred Cartroad Donald Pleasence - Corporal Martin Eric Sykes - Pvt. Waterhouse |
Plot SynopsisBilchester Barracks is invaded by Waggermeyer Pictures,
who have plans for a science fiction film. The entire barracks is persuaded
by the female film stars to take part in the film-to the annoyance of
the Divisional Commander, who makes a surprise inspection. He is mollified
only when the Band performs a pseudonymous composition of his. In the
end he persuades the film company to finish their work in a nearby haunted
house. This dire comedy, loosely based on a play of 1932, is enlivened
only by Sidney James's unlikely American accent, and Tony Hancock's
droll performance as the Bandmaster. |
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