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'''''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's Go Crazy (1951)|publisher=}}</ref> In one memorable scene he imitates [[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 [[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'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> | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
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''[[Kine Weekly]]'' wrote, "the performers are versatile and willing, but presentation lacks imagination and showmanship."<ref name=screenonline/> | ''[[w:Kine Weekly|Kine Weekly]]'' wrote, "the performers are versatile and willing, but presentation lacks imagination and showmanship."<ref name=screenonline/> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 18:03, 10 September 2022
| Let's Go Crazy | |
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| Directed by | Alan Cullimore |
| Written by | Spike Milligan Peter Sellers |
| Starring | Spike Milligan Peter Sellers |
Production company | Advance Productions |
| Distributed by | Adelphi Films Ltd. (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 32 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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
- ^ a b "BFI Screenonline: Let's Go Crazy (1951)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
- ^ "Let's Go Crazy (1951)".
- ^ "Let's Go Crazy - Film".
External links
- Let's Go Crazy at IMDb
- Let's Go Crazy at the BFI's Screenonline
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- Use British English from May 2016
- Articles with short description
- 1951 films
- Template film date with 1 release date
- IMDb title ID not in Wikidata
- 1951 comedy films
- British comedy films
- British short films
- Cultural depictions of the Marx Brothers
- British black-and-white films
- Goon Show derived films
