On the Fiddle

On the Fiddle

1961
1h 27min

Tricked into joining the RAF by a wily judge, wide boy Horace Pope sets his sights on the main chance, teams with slow-witted, good-hearted gypsy Pedlar Pascoe, and works up a lucrative racket in conning both his colleagues and the RAF. By means of various devious schemes Pope and Pascoe manage to avoid the front lines until they are sent to France - where they find themselves making unexpected and uncomfortably close contact with the enemy.

On the Fiddle

Storyline

Tricked into joining the RAF by a wily judge, wide boy Horace Pope sets his sights on the main chance, teams with slow-witted, good-hearted gypsy Pedlar Pascoe, and works up a lucrative racket in conning both his colleagues and the RAF. By means of various devious schemes Pope and Pascoe manage to avoid the front lines until they are sent to France - where they find themselves making unexpected and uncomfortably close contact with the enemy.
    Released
    10 October 1961
    Runtime
    1h 27min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    Coronado Productions, American International Pictures, Anglo-Amalgamated
Cast
Alfred Lynch
Alfred Lynch
Horace Pope
Sean Connery
Sean Connery
Pedlar Pascoe
Cecil Parker
Cecil Parker
Group Capt. Bascombe
Stanley Holloway
Stanley Holloway
Mr. Cooksley
Alan King
Alan King
Top Sgt. Buzzer
Eric Barker
Eric Barker
Doctor
Barbara Windsor
Barbara Windsor
Mavis
Bill Owen
Bill Owen
Cpl. Gittens
John Le Mesurier
John Le Mesurier
Hixon
Kathleen Harrison
Kathleen Harrison
Mrs. Cooksley
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Trowbridge
Patsy Rowlands
Patsy Rowlands
Evie
Terence Longdon
Terence Longdon
Air Gunner
Lance Percival
Lance Percival
MacTaggart (Uncredited)
Kenneth J. Warren
Kenneth J. Warren
Dusty
Anton Rodgers
Anton Rodgers
Soldier in Canteen (Uncredited)
Jack Smethurst
Jack Smethurst
Dai Tovey
Victor Maddern
Victor Maddern
1st Airman
Harry Locke
Harry Locke
Huxtable
Graham Stark
Graham Stark
Sgt. Ellis
Harold Goodwin
Harold Goodwin
Corporal Reeves
Jean Aubrey
Jean Aubrey
Waaf Corporal
Alan King
Alan King
T/Sgt Buzzer
Marianne Stone
Marianne Stone
Stretcher Bearer (Uncredited)
Viola Keats
Sister
Peter Sinclair
Mr Pope
Edna Morris
Lil
Thomas Heathcote
Thomas Heathcote
Sergeant
Brian Weske
Brian Weske
Corporal
Jack Lambert
Jack Lambert
Police Constable
Cyril Smith
Cyril Smith
Ticket Collector
Cecil Parker
Cecil Parker
Gr/Cpt Bascombe
Simon Lack
Fl/Lt Baldwin
Eleanor Summerfield
Eleanor Summerfield
Flora McNaughton
Miriam Karlin
Miriam Karlin
Waaf Sergeant
Priscilla Morgan
Gwynneth Tovey
Ian Whittaker
Lancing
Stuart Saunders
Sarge
Monte Landis
Monte Landis
Conductor
Toni Palmer
Toni Palmer
Ivy
Neil Hallett
Neil Hallett
1st Australian
Ann Beach
Ann Beach
Iris
Beatrix Lehmann
Beatrix Lehmann
Lady Edith
Gary Cockrell
Gary Cockrell
U.S. Snowdrop
Michael Sarne
Michael Sarne
German Officer
Timothy Bateson
Timothy Bateson
Stretcher Bearer (Uncredited)
Liz Fraser
Liz Fraser
Girl with Daisies (Uncredited)
Hugh Lloyd
Hugh Lloyd
ARP Warden (Uncredited)
Philip Madoc
Philip Madoc
Soldier (Uncredited)
Richard Hart
P.O. Trumper
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