Summary
What a Whopper is a British film comedy first released in 1961,
directed by Gilbert Gunn.
The film stars Adam Faith, Sid James, Carole Lesley, Terence Longdon and Clive Dunn.
Our overall rating for this film is: mediocre.
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Credits
- Director: Gilbert Gunn
- Script: Jeremy Lloyd, Terry Nation, Trevor Peacock
- Photo: Reginald H. Wyer
- Music: Laurie Johnson
- Cast: Adam Faith (Tony Blake), Sid James (Harry Sutton), Carole Lesley (Charlotte ’Charlie’ Pinner), Terence Longdon (Vernon), Clive Dunn (Mr. Slate), Freddie Frinton (Gilbert Pinner), Marie-France (Marie), Charles Hawtrey (Arnold), Spike Milligan (Tramp), Wilfrid Brambell (Postie), Fabia Drake (Mrs. Pinner), Harold Berens (Sammy), Ewan Roberts (Jimmy), Archie Duncan (Macdonald), Terry Scott (Sergeant), Anna Gilchrist (Grace), Lloyd Reckord (Jojo), Lance Percival (Policeman at Roundabout), Molly Weir (Teacher), Fyffe Robertson (Commentator), Alan Casley (2nd Scot), Frank Forsyth (3rd Scot), Alastair Hunter (1st Scot), Bernard Hunter (Legree), John Stevenson Lang (Crofter), Gordon Rollings (Constable Doone), Amanda Barrie (Chelsea girl), Virginia Clay (Woman on telephone), Hugh Evans (1st Reporter), Eileen Gourley (Lover), Peter Greenspan (Freddy), Fraser Kerr (2nd Reporter), Kenneth McLellan (Man on telephone), Sylvia Osborne (Woman on beach), Trevor Peacock (Barrow boy), Anne Sharp (Pinner’s maid), Graham Stuart (Lover)
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 90 min; B&W
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