Raising the Wind (1961)
'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?
- Released
- 1961-09-06
- Genres
- Comedy
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Gerald Thomas
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 from 11 votes
Cast
- 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
- Jimmy Thompson as Alex Spendlove
- Sidney James as Sid
- Esma Cannon as Mrs. Deevens
- Geoffrey Keen as Sir John
- Jill Ireland as Janet