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| name          = Let's Go Crazy
| image          = Let's_Go_Crazy_(1951_film).jpg
| image          = Let's_Go_Crazy_(1951_film).jpg
| caption        = Opening title card
| caption        = Opening title card
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| studio        = Advance Productions
| studio        = Advance Productions
| distributor    = [[w:Adelphi Films|Adelphi Films Ltd.]] {{small|(UK)}}
| distributor    = [[Adelphi Films|Adelphi Films Ltd.]] {{small|(UK)}}
| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|1951}}
| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|1951}}
| runtime        = 32 minutes
| runtime        = 32 minutes
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'''''Let's Go Crazy''''' is a 1951 [[w:Short film|short comedy film]] marking an early appearance of [[Spike Milligan]] and [[Peter Sellers]] playing multiple roles.<ref name=screenonline>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/1405741/index.html|title=BFI Screenonline: Let's Go Crazy (1951)|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b79130b74|title=Let&#039;s Go Crazy (1951)|publisher=}}</ref> In one memorable scene he imitates [[w:Groucho Marx|Groucho Marx]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/film/lets_go_crazy/|title = Let's Go Crazy - Film}}</ref>
'''''Let's Go Crazy''''' is a 1951 [[Short film|short comedy film]] marking an early appearance of [[Spike Milligan]] and [[Peter Sellers]] playing multiple roles.<ref name=screenonline>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/1405741/index.html|title=BFI Screenonline: Let's Go Crazy (1951)|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b79130b74|title=Let&#039;s Go Crazy (1951)|publisher=}}</ref> In one memorable scene he imitates [[Groucho Marx|Groucho Marx]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/film/lets_go_crazy/|title = Let's Go Crazy - Film}}</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
*Peter Sellers - [[w:Groucho Marx|Groucho Marx]] / Giuseppe / Cedric / Crystal Jollibottom / Izzy Gozunk
*Peter Sellers - [[Groucho Marx|Groucho Marx]] / Giuseppe / Cedric / Crystal Jollibottom / Izzy Gozunk
*Spike Milligan - [[Eccles]], Waiter
*Spike Milligan - [[Eccles]], Waiter
*[[Wallas Eaton]] - Mr Jollibottom
*[[Wallas Eaton]] - Mr Jollibottom
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==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
''[[w:Kine Weekly|Kine Weekly]]'' wrote, "the performers are versatile and willing, but presentation lacks imagination and showmanship."<ref name=screenonline/>
''[[Kine Weekly]]'' wrote, "the performers are versatile and willing, but presentation lacks imagination and showmanship."<ref name=screenonline/>


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 12:58, 20 February 2023

Let's Go Crazy
Let's Go Crazy (1951 film).jpg
Opening title card
Directed byAlan Cullimore
Written bySpike Milligan
Peter Sellers
StarringSpike Milligan
Peter Sellers
Production
company
Advance Productions
Distributed byAdelphi Films Ltd. (UK)
Release date
  • 1951 (1951)
Running time
32 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Let's Go Crazy is a 1951 short comedy film marking an early appearance of Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers playing multiple roles.[1][2] In one memorable scene he imitates Groucho Marx.[3]

Cast

  • Peter Sellers - Groucho Marx / Giuseppe / Cedric / Crystal Jollibottom / Izzy Gozunk
  • Spike Milligan - Eccles, Waiter
  • Wallas Eaton - Mr Jollibottom
  • Tommy Manley - Variety Act
  • Florence Austin - Variety Act
  • Freddie Mirfield and his Garbage Men - Variety Act
  • Keith Warwick - Vocalist

Critical reception

Kine Weekly wrote, "the performers are versatile and willing, but presentation lacks imagination and showmanship."[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "BFI Screenonline: Let's Go Crazy (1951)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
  2. ^ "Let's Go Crazy (1951)".
  3. ^ "Let's Go Crazy - Film".

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