In between inventing odd devices, the very eccentric Groomkirby family decides to re-enact a murder and trial in their living room.
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Eric Sykes | ... |
Mr. Groomkirby
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George Cole | ... |
Defense Counsel / Fred
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Julia Foster | ... |
Sylvia
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Jonathan Miller | ... |
Kirby
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Peggy Mount | ... |
Mrs. Gantry
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Alison Leggatt | ... |
Mrs. Groomkirby
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Mona Washbourne | ... |
Aunt Mildred
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Douglas Wilmer | ... |
Judge / Maintenance Man
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Glyn Houston | ... |
Detective Inspector Barnes
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Graham Crowden | ... |
Prosecuting Counsel / Caretaker
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Kenneth Farrington | ... |
Stan
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Walter Horsbrugh | ... |
Clerk of the Court / Drycleaner's Assistant
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Frederick Piper | ... |
Usher / Office Clerk
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Vincent Harding | ... |
Policeman / Bus Conductor
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Tommy Bruce | ... |
Gormless (voice)
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Lewis Alexander | ... |
Office Worker (uncredited)
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Redmond Bailey | ... |
Maintenance Man (uncredited)
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Trevor Bannister | ... |
Groomkirby's Co-Worker (uncredited)
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Ernest Blyth | ... |
Office Worker (uncredited)
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Alan Gibbs | ... |
Office Worker (uncredited)
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Patrick Halpin | ... |
Passerby (uncredited)
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George Hilsdon | ... |
Man Standing Outside Pharmacy (uncredited)
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George Holdcroft | ... |
Office Worker (uncredited)
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Joe Wadham | ... |
Barnes' Driver (uncredited)
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Pearl Walters | ... |
Office Worker (uncredited)
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Directed by
Peter Yates |
Written by
N.F. Simpson | ... | (play) |
N.F. Simpson | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
Leigh Aman | ... | associate producer |
Michael Deeley | ... | producer |
Michael Holden | ... | associate producer |
Oscar Lewenstein | ... | executive producer |
Music by
Richard Rodney Bennett |
Cinematography by
Denys N. Coop | ... | director of photography (as Denys Coop) |
Editing by
Peter Taylor |
Production Design by
Reece Pemberton |
Makeup Department
Betty Sherriff | ... | hairdresser |
Tom Smith | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Claude Watson | ... | assistant director |
Peter Beale | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Grania O'Shannon | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Neil MacPhee | ... | assistant art director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Stephen Dalby | ... | sound director |
Robin Gregory | ... | sound recordist |
Graham Harris | ... | dubbing editor |
Dave Goghan | ... | sound assistant (uncredited) |
Fred Tomlin | ... | sound assistant (uncredited) |
Stunts
Nosher Powell | ... | stunt arranger (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Austin Dempster | ... | camera operator |
John Campbell | ... | clapper loader (uncredited) |
Aubrey Dewar | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Wally Fairweather | ... | focus puller (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Barbara Gillett | ... | wardrobe mistress |
Music Department
Marcus Dods | ... | conductor |
The Johnny Scott Quintet | ... | music performers |
John Scott | ... | musician (as The Johnny Scott Quintet) |
Script and Continuity Department
Jane Buck | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
Enid Jones | ... | publicist (uncredited) |
Josephine Knowles | ... | production secretary (uncredited) |
George 'Bud' Ornstein | ... | production executive: United Artists (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- United Artists (1964) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Lopert Pictures Corporation (1965) (United States) (theatrical)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- British Automatic Company (original weighing machine from)
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Taglines | Take a trip round the bend - with the World's Wackiest Family! See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Made on a budget of just £50,000, this film still managed to lose money. Producer Oscar Lewenstein said that, at that budget, "it was a flop we could afford". See more » |
Movie Connections | Referenced in The Making of 'The Italian Job' (2003). See more » |
Soundtracks | Rock-a-Bye Baby See more » |
Quotes |
Judge:
In deciding upon the sentence I shall impose in this case, I have been influenced by one consideration. It is this - that in sentencing a man to death for one crime, we may well be putting him beyond the reach of the law in respect of those crimes which he has not yet had an opportunity to commit. The law, however, is not to be cheated in this way. I shall therefore discharge you. See more » |