Nearly a Nasty Accident
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| Nearly a Nasty Accident | |
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| Directed by | Don Chaffey |
| Written by | Jack Davies Hugh Woodhouse play "Touch Wood" by David Stringer David Carr |
| Produced by | Bertram Ostrer |
| Starring | Jimmy Edwards Kenneth Connor Shirley Eaton Eric Barker |
| Cinematography | Paul Beeson |
| Edited by | Bill Lenny |
| Music by | Ken Jones |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Britannia Films (UK) |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Nearly a Nasty Accident is a 1961 British comedy film directed by Don Chaffey and starring Jimmy Edwards, Kenneth Connor, Shirley Eaton and Eric Barker.[1]
A mechanically minded but accident-prone aircraftman (Kenneth Connor) creates chaos and arouses the anger of a promotion-seeking Group Captain (Jimmy Edwards).[2]
Cast
- Jimmy Edwards as Group Captain Kingsley
- Kenneth Connor as AC 2 Alexander Wood
- Shirley Eaton as Corporal Jean Briggs
- Eric Barker as Air Minister
- Jon Pertwee as General Birkinshaw
- Ronnie Stevens as Flight Lieutenant Pocock
- Richard Wattis as Wagstaffe
- Joyce Carey as Lady Trowborough
- Peter Jones as Flight Lieutenant Winters
- Terry Scott as Sam Stokes
- Charlotte Mitchell as Miss Chamberlain
- Jack Watling as Flight Lieutenant Grogan
- Joe Baker as Watkins
- Jack Douglas as Balmer
- Cyril Chamberlain as Warrant Officer Breech
- John Forrest as Flight Lieutenant Bunthorpe
- Vincent Ball as Sergeant at Crybwyth
- Harold Goodwin as Aircraft Mechanic
Critical response
The New York Times called the film "essentially a one-joke comedy hanging on the thinnest of plots."[3] TV Guide said "Connor is a soldier who is obsessed with repairing things and is fascinated with anything mechanical, in this cute British comedy".[4]
References
- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | NEARLY A NASTY ACCIDENT (1960)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ^ "Nearly a Nasty Accident | BFI | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ^ Eleanor Mannikka (2014). "Nearly-a-Nasty-Accident - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ^ "Nearly A Nasty Accident Review". Movies.tvguide.com. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
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- 1961 films
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