Raising the Wind

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Raising the Wind

"A laugh in every note!"

1961

1h 31m

6.2(10 votes)

Comedy

Overview

'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?

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44 members

Acting

James Robertson Justice

Sir Benjamin Boyd

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Leslie Phillips

Mervyn Hughes

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Paul Massie

Malcolm Stewart

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Kenneth Williams

Harold Chesney

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Liz Fraser

Miranda Kennaway

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Eric Barker

Dr. Morgan Rutherford

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Jennifer Jayne

Jill Clemons

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Jimmy Thompson

Alex Spendlove

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Sidney James

Sid

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Esma Cannon

Mrs. Deevens

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Geoffrey Keen

Sir John

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Jill Ireland

Janet

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Victor Maddern

Removal Man

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Lance Percival

Harry

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Joan Hickson

Mrs. Bostwick

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Jim Dale

Phil

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Ambrosine Phillpotts

Mrs. Featherstone

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David Lodge

Cabbie

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Peter Byrne

1st Horn

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Brian Oulton

Concert Agent

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Douglas Ives

Street Musician

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Bernard Hunter

1st Flute

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Peter Howell

Prof. Lumb

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George Woodbridge

Yorkshire Orchestra Leader

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Cyril Chamberlain

L.A.M.A. Porter

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Peter Burton

1st Viola

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Erik Chitty

Elderly Man at Concert

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Henry Davies

Carpenter

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Nigel Arkwright

4th Cellist

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Writing

John Antrobus

Street Musician

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Tom Clegg

Street Musician

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Frank Forsyth

Prof. Gerald Abrahams

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Terence Holland

1st Trombone

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Oliver Johnston

Prof. Parkin

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Dorinda Stevens

Doris

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Michael Nightingale

Invigilator

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Ian Wilson

Street Musician - Drummer

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Michael Miller

Barman Mike

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Wallace Bosco

Man at Concert (uncredited)

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Kenneth Kove

Street Musician (uncredited)

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Guy Standeven

Messiah Vocalist (uncredited)

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Charles Stanley

Removal Man (uncredited)

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Reg Thomason

Man in Pub (uncredited)

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Bob Todd

Street Musician - Accordianist (uncredited)

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