The Night We Dropped a Clanger (1959)

52% User Rating

1h 25min

The movie takes place during WWII. A dashing British RAF Officer is earmarked for a secret mission behind enemy lines in occupied France, but wishing to distract the enemy, enlists a person to double for him and thereby draw attention to North Africa . An unlikely airman is found and tutored in the ways of an English officer.

Darcy ConyersDirector

Cast

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Brian Rix

Aircraftsman Arthur Atwood / Wing Cmdr. Blenkinsop

Cecil Parker

Air Vice-Marshal Sir Bertram Bukpasser

Leslie Phillips

Squadron Leader Thomas

William Hartnell

Sgt. Bright

Leo Franklyn

B.R. Belling

Liz Fraser

Lulu

John Welsh

Squadron Leader Grant

Toby Perkins

Flight Lt. Spendal

Sarah Branch

WAAF Hawkins

Charles Cameron

Gen. Gimble

Julian D'Albie

Air Marshal Carruthers

Arthur Brough

Adm. Bewdly

Julie Mendez

Dancer

Hattie Jacques

Ada

Andrew Sachs

A.C. 2 Briggs

Patrick Cargill

Fritz

Irene Handl

Mrs Billingsgate

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dennyjt

Rating 30%

January 12, 2023

Mild Wartime comedy as Parker’s intelligence boys come up with a scheme to trick the enemy by finding a double for dashing upper class officer Rix- a toilet cleaning clot (also Rix). Confusion reigns, but little mirth. Rix did a lot of these farces but was no near as adept or inventive as Norman Wisdom, who was the top UK attraction at the time.He had more success with his regular West End productions. As was typical at the time, the cast is littered with welcome comic character actors. Fraser is a nightclub singer; Phillips is his usual self in a cameo.