Raising the Wind (1961-09-06)
A laugh in every note!
Overview
'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?
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Status: Released
Release Date: 1961-09-06
Runtime: 1h 31m
Director: Gerald Thomas
Writer: Bruce Montgomery
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James Robertson Justice
Sir Benjamin Boyd
Leslie Phillips
Mervyn Hughes
Paul Massie
Malcolm Stewart
Kenneth Williams
Harold Chesney
Liz Fraser
Miranda Kennaway
Eric Barker
Dr. Morgan Rutherford
Jennifer Jayne
Jill Clemons
Jimmy Thompson
Alex Spendlove
Sidney James
Sid
Esma Cannon
Mrs. Deevens
Geoffrey Keen
Sir John
Jill Ireland
Janet
Victor Maddern
Removal Man
Lance Percival
Harry
Joan Hickson
Mrs. Bostwick
Jim Dale
Phil
Ambrosine Phillpotts
Mrs. Featherstone
David Lodge
Cabbie
Peter Byrne
1st Horn
Brian Oulton
Concert Agent
Douglas Ives
Street Musician
Bernard Hunter
1st Flute
Peter Howell
Prof. Lumb
George Woodbridge
Yorkshire Orchestra Leader
Cyril Chamberlain
L.A.M.A. Porter
Peter Burton
1st Viola
Erik Chitty
Elderly Man at Concert
Henry Davies
Carpenter
Nigel Arkwright
4th Cellist
John Antrobus
Street Musician
Tom Clegg
Street Musician
Frank Forsyth
Prof. Gerald Abrahams
Terence Holland
1st Trombone
Oliver Johnston
Prof. Parkin
Dorinda Stevens
Doris
Michael Nightingale
Invigilator
Ian Wilson
Street Musician - Drummer
Michael Miller
Barman Mike
Wallace Bosco
Man at Concert (uncredited)
Kenneth Kove
Street Musician (uncredited)
Guy Standeven
Messiah Vocalist (uncredited)
Charles Stanley
Removal Man (uncredited)
Reg Thomason
Man in Pub (uncredited)
Bob Todd
Street Musician - Accordianist (uncredited)

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