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Summary
Hapless Henry Palfrey is patronised by his self-important chief clerk at work, ignored by restaurant waiters, conned by shady second-hand car salesmen, and, worst of all…
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+27)
Critics 100Audiences 73GoodWatch 86
Tomatometer100%
IMDb7.3
Audience score72%
Running time
1 h 34 min
A typical length for comedies, −6 min on the typical 100
typical 10094Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 9 countries
Released
1960
March 24, 1960
66 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United Kingdom
and 14 more20 people
- Ian CarmichaelHenry Palfrey
- Terry-ThomasRaymond Delauney
- Alastair SimS. Potter
- Janette ScottApril Smith
- Dennis PriceDunstan
- Peter JonesDudley
- Edward ChapmanGloatbridge
- John Le MesurierSkinner
Irene HandlMrs Stringer
Kynaston ReevesGeneral
Hattie JacquesMiss Grimmet
Hugh PaddickPickthorn- BRBarbara RoscoeBarbara
Gerald CampionProudfoot
Monte LandisFleetsnod
Jeremy LloydDingle- CLCharles LambCarpenter
Anita Sharp-BolsterAlice
Aubrey WoodsBrazier- VAVilma Ann LeslieSecretary
Directing · 3
- Robert Hamer Director
- Helen Whitson Continuity
- Basil Rayburn Assistant Director
Writing · 4
- Hal E. Chester Screenplay, Executive Producer
- Patricia Moyes Screenplay
- Stephen Potter Novel
- Frederick Gotfurt Script Editor
Production · 3
- Robert Lennard Casting Director
- L. C. Rudkin Production Manager
- Douglas Rankin Associate Producer
Camera · 2
- Erwin Hillier Director of Photography
- Herbert Smith Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- Richard Best Editor
Sound · 5
- John Addison Conductor, Original Music Composer
- Arthur Bradburn Sound Recordist
- Charles Crafford Sound Editor
- A. W. Lumkin Other
- Len Shilton Sound Recordist
Art · 1
- Terence Verity Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Polly Young Hairstylist
- Muriel Dickson Wardrobe Master
- Ernie Farrer Wardrobe Master
- Eric Aylott Makeup Artist
Other crew · 1
- George Blackwell Special Effects
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