Raising the Wind
Comedy
A laugh in every note!
'Carry On' director Gerald Thomas helms this comedy caper featuring early appearances by James Robertson Justice, Sid James, Leslie Phillips, Kenneth Williams, Liz Fraser and Eric Barker. The film follows the hi-jinks of a group of music students who move into a shared flat in order to cut costs and have somewhere to practice their instruments. Things get tricky when Mervyn Hughes (Phillips) accidentally sells one of his compositions to an advertising agency and risks losing his scholarship. Can he and his friends find a way to raise the money to buy back the song rights?
1961-09-06
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Cast
Director
Gerald Thomas
James Robertson Justice as Sir Benjamin Boyd
Leslie Phillips as Mervyn Hughes
Paul Massie as Malcolm Stewart
Kenneth Williams as Harold Chesney
Liz Fraser as Miranda Kennaway
Eric Barker as Dr. Morgan Rutherford
Jennifer Jayne as Jill Clemons
Sidney James as Sid
Esma Cannon as Mrs. Deevens
Geoffrey Keen as Sir John
Jill Ireland as Janet
Victor Maddern as Removal Man
Lance Percival as Harry
Joan Hickson as Mrs. Bostwick
Jim Dale as Phil
Ambrosine Phillpotts as Mrs. Featherstone
David Lodge as Cabbie
Peter Byrne as 1st Horn
Brian Oulton as Concert Agent
Douglas Ives as Street Musician
Peter Howell as Prof. Lumb
George Woodbridge as Yorkshire Orchestra Leader
Cyril Chamberlain as L.A.M.A. Porter
Peter Burton as 1st Viola
Erik Chitty as Elderly Man at Concert
Tom Clegg as Street Musician
Frank Forsyth as Prof. Gerald Abrahams
Oliver Johnston as Prof. Parkin
Michael Nightingale as Invigilator
Ian Wilson as Street Musician - Drummer
Wallace Bosco as Man at Concert (uncredited)
Kenneth Kove as Street Musician (uncredited)
Guy Standeven as Messiah Vocalist (uncredited)
Bob Todd as Street Musician - Accordianist (uncredited)