
Trailer
Cast

Benny Hill
Hugo Dill

Belinda Lee
Frankie Mayne

David Kossoff
Zacco

Garry Marsh
Det. Inp. Hancock
George Margo
Barakov

Ernest Thesiger
Sir Walter

Denis Shaw
Professor Stumpf

Frederick Schiller
Gruber

Jeremy Hawk
Himself

Thorley Walters
Raymond Courtney
Philip Stainton
Frankie's Agent
Warwick Ashton
PC Roberts

Stratford Johns
PC Coleman

Nicholas Phipps
Scientist

Peter Bull
Scientist

Gibb McLaughlin
Scientist
Ernest Jay
Scientist
Harold Scott
Scientist
Norah Blaney
The Actress

Charles Hawtrey
Disc Jockey
Dagenham Girl Pipers
Themselves
Champion Appeline Hector of West Summerland
Fabian
John Adams
Detective at Uralian Legation (uncredited)
Chris Adcock
Man Entering Radio Show (uncredited)

Terence Alexander
Radio Show Official (uncredited)
Jean Alsop
Ice Show Girl (uncredited)
Elinor Bennett
Ice Show Girl (uncredited)
Paul Beradi
'Your Birthday Wish' Audience (uncredited)
John Boxer
Police Sergeant at Uralian Legation (uncredited)

Ronnie Brody
Shop Assistant (uncredited)
Tony Castleton
Man Backstage at Ice Show (uncredited)

Jess Conrad
Radio Show Attendee (uncredited)
Arthur Dibbs
'Your Birthday Wish' Audience / Radio Show Attendee (uncredited)
Richard Duke
Fingerprint Man at Uralian Legation (uncredited)
Mabel Etherington
Radio Show Attendee (uncredited)
Chick Fowles
'Your Birthday Wish' Audience (uncredited)
Rex Garner
'Your Birthday Wish' Audience (uncredited)

Harold Goodwin
Pringle (uncredited)

Lucy Griffiths
Ice Show Singer (uncredited)
Pat Hagan
Man Outside Gun Shop (uncredited)
Victor Hagan
'Your Birthday Wish' Audience (uncredited)
Patrick Halpin
Detective at Uralian Legation (uncredited)

Irene Handl
Customer (uncredited)
Jack Hetherington
Radio Show Attendee (uncredited)
Vincent Holman
Stage-Door Keeper (uncredited)
Lindsay Hooper
TV Technician at Radio Show (uncredited)

Glyn Houston
Arresting Policeman (uncredited)
Arthur Howell
Police Constable in Gun Shop (uncredited)
Kim Kimber
Ice Show Girl (uncredited)
Anthony Lang
'Your Birthday Wish' Audience (uncredited)
Guy Longpre
Ice Show Singer (uncredited)

Arthur Lowe
Shop Demonstrator (uncredited)
Fred Machon
Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
Louis Matto
Waiter at Royal Scientific Society (uncredited)
Robert McDermott
Man (uncredited)
Colin McKenzie
Radio Show Guard (uncredited)
Lola Morice
Radio Show Attendee (uncredited)
Jim Morris
Ice Rink Sweeper / Radio Show Guard (uncredited)
Fred Nicholas
Police Constable in Gun Shop (uncredited)
Paul Phillips
Man Watching Tank Demonstration (uncredited)
Derek Prentice
TV Reporter at Radio Show (uncredited)
Keith Pyott
Mr. Ponting (uncredited)
Charles Rayford
'Your Birthday Wish' Audience (uncredited)
Ernie Rice
Man Watching Tank Demonstration (uncredited)

Arthur Rigby
Police Station Sergeant (uncredited)
Doris Rogers
Mrs. Ponting (uncredited)

Pat Ryan
Radio Show Attendee (uncredited)
Charles Saynor
Police Sergeant Outside Gun Shop (uncredited)
Ian Selby
Fight Bystander (uncredited)

Cyril Smith
Refrigeration Plant Worker (uncredited)

Ewen Solon
Police Radio Announcer (uncredited)
George Spence
Ice Rink Sweeper (uncredited)

Guy Standeven
Policeman (uncredited)
Philip Stewart
Audience Member (uncredited)
Fred Stroud
Fight Bystander (uncredited)

Richard Thorp
Police Officer in Patrol Car (uncredited)
Rita Tobin-Weske
'Your Birthday Wish' Audience (uncredited)
James Ure
Guest at Royal Scientific Society (uncredited)
Harry Van Engel
Man in Office Hallway (uncredited)
Meadows White
Ice Show Stage Manager (uncredited)
John Wilder
'Your Birthday Wish' Audience (uncredited)
Billy Wilmot
'Your Birthday Wish' Audience (uncredited)
George Wilson
One Man Band (uncredited)
Charles Wood
Scientist (uncredited)
Doris Yorke
Irritated Café Customer (uncredited)
Crew

Basil Dearden
Director
David Tringham
Third Assistant Director
Jean Graham
Continuity

Tom Pevsner
Assistant Director
T. E. B. Clarke
Screenplay

Michael Balcon
Executive Producer

Basil Dearden
Co-Producer

Michael Relph
Producer
David Peers
Unit Production Manager
Hal Mason
Production Supervisor

Otto Heller
Director of Photography
Chic Waterson
Camera Operator
Details
- Release date
- March 20, 1956
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Director
- Basil Dearden
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