And the Same to You
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| Directed by | George Pollock |
| Written by | John Paddy Carstairs Additional dialogue by John Junkin Terry Nation |
| Based on | play "The Chigwell Chicken" by A.P. Dearsley |
| Produced by | William J. Gell |
| Starring | Brian Rix William Hartnell Tommy Cooper |
| Cinematography | Stanley Pavey |
| Edited by | Lito Carruthers |
| Music by | Philip Green |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Eros Films |
Release date | February 1960 |
Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
And the Same to You is a 1960 British boxing-themed comedy film directed by George Pollock and starring Brian Rix and William Hartnell. It is based on a stage farce by A.P. Dearsley.[1][2]
Premise
Stuck with the nickname "Dreadnought", Dickie Marchant (Brian Rix) feels he has no choice but to pursue a career as a boxer. However, to mollify his uncle (Leo Franklyn), Marchant pretends to be the soul of religiosity, while his tough-talking manager, Walter 'Wally' Burton (William Hartnell), poses as a man of the cloth.
Cast
- Brian Rix as Dickie 'Dreadnought' Marchant
- William Hartnell as Walter 'Wally' Burton
- Leo Franklyn as Rev. Sydney Mullett
- Tommy Cooper as Horace Hawkins
- Vera Day as Cynthia Tripp
- Sid James as Sammy Gatt
- Miles Malleson as Bishop
- Arthur Mullard as Tubby
- Renee Houston as Mildred Pomphret
- Dick Bentley as George Nibbs
- John Robinson as Archdeacon Humphrey Pomphret
- Terry Scott as Police Constable
- Shirley Anne Field as Iris Collins
- Ronald Adam as Trout
- Tony Wright as Percy 'Perce' Gibbons
- Larry Taylor as Chappy Tuck
- Rupert Evans as Butch
- Tommy Duggan as Mike
- George Leech as Jake
- Lindsay Hooper as Bert Bender
- Jean Clark as Manicurist
- Jennifer Phipps as Secretary
- Jack Taylor as M.C.
- Micky Wood as Referee
- Bob Simmons as Perce's Opponent
Box Office
The film and Inn for Trouble were voted by Kine Weekly as the best British box office double bill for the year 1960.[3]
References
- ^ "And the Same to You (1960) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
- ^ "And the Same to You (1959) | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
- ^ Billings, Josh (15 December 1960). "It's Britain 1, 2, 3 again in the 1960 box office stakes". Kine Weekly. p. 8.
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- Articles with short description
- Pages using infobox film with nonstandard dates
- IMDb title ID not in Wikidata
- 1960 films
- 1960 comedy films
- British boxing films
- British comedy films
- British films based on plays
- Films directed by George Pollock
- Films with screenplays by Terry Nation
- Films with screenplays by John Paddy Carstairs
- Films shot at Nettlefold Studios
- 1960s English-language films
- 1960s British films
- British sport comedy films
