The Night We Got the Bird
The Night We Got the Bird

The Night We Got the Bird

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1960
1h 18m
4.5(2 votes)
Comedy

Overview

Good natured comic caper charting the misadventures of a hapless bunch of Brighton based petty crooks dogged with disaster at every turn.

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50 members
Acting

Brian Rix

Bertie Skidmore

Brian Rix
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Dora Bryan

Julie Skidmore

Dora Bryan
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Ronald Shiner

Cecil Gibson

Ronald Shiner
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Leo Franklyn

Victor

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Irene Handl

Ma

Irene Handl
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Liz Fraser

Fay

Liz Fraser
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Reginald Beckwith

"Chippendale" Charlie Trust

Reginald Beckwith
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Robertson Hare

Dr. Vincent

Robertson Hare
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John Le Mesurier

Clerk of the Court

John Le Mesurier
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Terry Scott

P.C. Lovejoy

Terry Scott
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Wally Patch

Ticket Collector

Wally Patch
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Kynaston Reeves

Mr. W.D. Warre-Monger

Kynaston Reeves
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Basil Lord

Bus Conductor

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Vincent Harding

Ben

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John Slater

Wolfie Green

John Slater
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Denis Shaw

Wolfie's Stooge

Denis Shaw
Writing

Ray Cooney

Man with Cartwheel

Ray Cooney
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Gerald Cross

Uncle Arthur

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Vera Pearce

Auntie

Vera Pearce
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Grace Denbeigh-Russell

Auntie

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Jennifer Phipps

Mrs. Jackson

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Gilbert Harrison

Clerk of the Court

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Thomas Muschamp

RSPCA Official

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Penelope Honor

Girl in Aviary

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Tony Hilton

Passer-by

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Merylin Roberts

Girl in Punt

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Toby Perkins

Young Man

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Henry B. Longhurst

Vicar

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Hazel Douglas

Bespectacled Lady

Hazel Douglas
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Frank Atkinson

Bald-Headed Man

Frank Atkinson
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Beryl Ede

Bald-Headed Man's Wife

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Geoffrey Colville

Curate

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Charles Cameron

Military Gentleman

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Elspet Gray

Woman with Dog

Elspet Gray
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June Broughton

Lady in Marquee

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Roberta Tone

Little Girl

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Lionel Ngakane

Porter

Lionel Ngakane
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Hubert Cross

Manservant

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Wynne Clark

Miss Hawkesworth

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Sheila Mercier

School Mistress

Sheila Mercier
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William Baskiville

Police Officer in Courtroom (uncredited)

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Arnold Bell

Vice Admiral (uncredited)

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Jim Brady

Man Pushing Four-Poster Bed (uncredited)

Jim Brady
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Ernest Fennemore

Police Officer Escorting Bertie (uncredited)

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Carole Ann Ford

Schoolgirl (uncredited)

Carole Ann Ford
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Bob Head

Man in Court (uncredited)

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Ruth Lee

Cute Girl (uncredited)

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Charles Rayford

Station Porter (uncredited)

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Hilary Sesta

Dreamy Girl (uncredited)

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Pauline Shepherd

Girl (uncredited)

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