Alive and Kicking

Alive and Kicking

Alive and Kicking

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Alive and Kicking

1959

1h 34m

6.9(6 votes)

Comedy

Overview

Three elderly residents of a nursing home, fed up with their monotonous existence, engineer an escape from their drab surroundings and head for an impromptu holiday on an Irish island.

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Cast & Crew

24 members

Acting

Sybil Thorndike

Dora

Sybil Thorndike

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Kathleen Harrison

Rosie

Kathleen Harrison

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Estelle Winwood

Mabel

Estelle Winwood

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Stanley Holloway

MacDonagh

Stanley Holloway

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Joyce Carey

Matron

Joyce Carey

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Eric Pohlmann

Captain

Eric Pohlmann

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Colin Gordon

Bird Watcher

Colin Gordon

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John Salew

Solicitor

John Salew

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Liam Redmond

Old Man

Liam Redmond

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Marjorie Rhodes

Old Woman

Marjorie Rhodes

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Olive McFarland

Lover

Olive McFarland

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Anita Sharp-Bolster

Postmistress

Anita Sharp-Bolster

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Paul Farrell

Postman

Paul Farrell

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Patrick McAlinney

Policeman

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Raymond Manthorpe

Little Boy

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Tony Quinn

Villager

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Harry Hutchinson

Villager

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Brendan O'Dowda

Singer

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Joseph MacNally

Singer

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Richard Harris

Lover

Richard Harris

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Liz Fraser

June (uncredited)

Liz Fraser

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George Hilsdon

Russian Trawlerman (uncredited)

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Totti Truman Taylor

Royal Personage (uncredited)

Totti Truman Taylor

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Billy Lawrence

Minor Role (uncredited)

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