I Only Arsked!
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| I Only Arsked! | |
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| Directed by | Montgomery Tully |
| Screenplay by | Sid Colin Jack Davies |
| Produced by | Anthony Hinds |
| Starring | Bernard Bresslaw Michael Medwin Alfie Bass |
| Cinematography | Lionel Banes |
| Edited by | James Needs Alfred Cox |
| Music by | Benjamin Frankel |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures Corporation (UK) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
I Only Arsked! is a 1958 British comedy film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Bernard Bresslaw, Michael Medwin and Alfie Bass.[1] It was based on the television series The Army Game and was made by Hammer Films.[2]
Plot
Slapstick ensues when inept army recruits are transferred to a post in the Middle East.
Cast
- Bernard Bresslaw as Private "Popeye" Popplewell
- Michael Medwin as Corporal Springer
- Alfie Bass as Private "Excused Boots" Bisley
- Geoffrey Sumner as Major Upshott-Bagley
- Charles Hawtrey as Private "Professor" Hatchett
- Norman Rossington as Private "Cupcake" Cook
- David Lodge as Sergeant "Potty" Chambers
- Arthur Howard as Sir Redvers
- Marne Maitland as King Fazim
- Michael Bentine as Fred
- Francis Matthews as Mahmoud
- Michael Ripper as Azim
- Wolfe Morris as Salaman
- Ewan MacDuff as Ferrers
- Claire Gordon as Harem girl
- Marie Devereux as Harem girl
Critical reception
Allmovie wrote, "The level of humor in I Only Arsked! will perhaps best be appreciated by fans of the original series";[3] while TV Guide noted "An enjoyable British slapstick comedy."[4]
References
- ^ "I only Arsked! (1959)". [[w:British Film Institute|]].
- ^ Williams, Owen. "15 British sitcoms that made it to the big screen".
- ^ "I Only Asked! (1958) - Montgomery Tully - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".
- ^ "I Only Arsked!". TV Guide.
External links
Categories:
- Articles with short description
- 1958 films
- Template film date with 1 release date
- IMDb title ID not in Wikidata
- British comedy films
- 1958 comedy films
- English-language films
- Films directed by Montgomery Tully
- Films based on television series
- Films scored by Benjamin Frankel
- Military humor in film
- Hammer Film Productions films
- The Army Game
- Films with screenplays by Sid Colin
- Films set in the Middle East
