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Sid Gibson is a soap powder salesman who decides what he really needs is TV advertising.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 62GoodWatch 70
IMDb6.2
Running time
1 h 17 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −23 min on the typical 100
typical 10077Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
1959
February 24, 1959
67 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
and 15 more20 people
- Arthur AskeyArthur Ashton
- Sidney JamesSid Gibson
- Dermot WalshMartin Russell
- Olga LindoMrs. Burgess
- Clive MortonNational TV Director General
- GMGeorge MargoAssistant
- Lionel MurtonCommercial TV Director
- Bernard CribbinsJack
- Kenneth ConnorAnxious Husband
Sally BarnesSally
Leigh MadisonDiana
Bruce SetonSupt. James
Tom GillMr. Langtree
Richard CaldicotAssistant Director General
David NettheimProfessor
SabrinaHerself
Tommy TrinderHimself
Barbara WindsorTelephone Operator (uncredited)
Sam KyddRobber (uncredited)- DHDickie HendersonHimself
Directing · 2
- Lance Comfort Director
- Yvonne Richards Continuity
Writing · 2
- Peter Blackmore Screenplay
- Jack Francis Story
Production · 3
- John Baxter Producer
- Barbara K. Emary Associate Producer
- Clive Midwinter Production Manager
Camera · 2
- Arthur Grant Director of Photography
- Desmond Davis Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- Peter Pitt Editor
Sound · 1
- Stanley Black Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Denis Wreford Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Dulcie Midwinter Wardrobe Supervisor
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