On the Fiddle (1961)

Dir: Cyril Frankel Comedy stars 3

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On the Fiddle is a British film comedy first released in 1961, directed by Cyril Frankel. The film stars Alfred Lynch, Sean Connery, Cecil Parker, Stanley Holloway and Alan King. It has also been released under the title: Operation Snafu. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Credits

Director: Cyril Frankel
Script: R.F. Delderfield, Harold Buchman
Photo: Edward Scaife
Music: Malcolm Arnold
Cast: Alfred Lynch (Horace Pope), Sean Connery (Pedlar Pascoe), Cecil Parker (Group Capt. Bascombe), Stanley Holloway (Mr. Cooksley), Alan King (Top Sgt. Buzzer), Eric Barker (Doctor), Wilfrid Hyde-White (Trowbridge), Kathleen Harrison (Mrs. Cooksley), Eleanor Summerfield (Flora McNaughton), Terence Longdon (Air Gunner), Victor Maddern (First Airman), Harry Locke (Huxtable), John Le Mesurier (Hixon), Viola Keats (Sister), Peter Sinclair (Mr. Pope), Edna Morris (Lil), Thomas Heathcote (Sergeant), Brian Weske (Corporal), Jack Lambert (Police Constable), Cyril Smith (Ticket Collector), Simon Lack (Flight Lt. Baldwin), Graham Stark (Sgt. Ellis), Jean Aubrey (WAAF Corporal), Jack Smethurst (Dai Tovey), Patsy Rowlands (Evie), Miriam Karlin (WAAF Sergeant), Priscilla Morgan (Gwynneth Tovey), Richard Hart (P.O. Trumper), Bill Owen (Cpl. Gittens), Ian Whittaker (Lancing), Harold Goodwin (Cpl. Reeves), Stuart Saunders (Sarge), Monte Landis (Conductor), Barbara Windsor (Mavis), Toni Palmer (Ivy), Kenneth J. Warren (Dusty), Ann Beach (Iris), Beatrix Lehmann (Lady Edith), Gary Cockrell (U.S. Snowdrop), Michael Sarne (German Officer), Norman Coburn (Undetermined Role), Ian Cullen (Undetermined Role), Liz Fraser (Girl with Daisies), Neil Hallett (1st Australian), Arthur Mullard (Uncredited), Lance Percival (MacTaggart), Marianne Stone (Stretcher Bearer)
Country: UK
Language: English
Runtime: 89 min; B&W
Aka: Operation Snafu; Operation War Head

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