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Wikipedia article
'Keep It Clean' is a 1956 black and white British comedy film directed by David Paltenghi and starring Ronald Shiner as Bert Lane and Joan Sims as Violet Tarbottom.
Plot
Advertising agent Bert Lane (Ronald Shiner) plans to market his brother-in-law Peter's (Colin Gordon) new miracle cleaning machine. However, Bert's boss Mr. Bouncenboy (James Hayter) wants him to advertise Mrs Anstey's famous crumpets, but Bert's cheesecake advertising slogans incur the wrath of Mrs Anstey (Jean Cadell) and her Purity League, as well as that of his boss.
Cast
* Ronald Shiner as Bert Lane
* James Hayter as Mr. Bouncenboy
* Diane Hart as Kitty
* Ursula Howells as Pat Anstey
* Jean Cadell as Mrs. Anstey
* Colin Gordon as Peter
* Benny Lee as Tarbottom
* Joan Sims as Violet Tarbottom
* Denis Shaw as Slogger O'Reilly
* Tonia Bern as Colette Dare
* Gerald Campion as Rasher
*Mark Daly as Stage Door Keeper
*Albert Whelan as Gregson
*Violet Gould as Lady Pecksniff
*Bert Brownbill as George Buxton
*Tony Sympson as Little Tailor
*Pauline Winter as Bridget
*Lillemor Knudsen as Audrey
*Henry Longhurst as Magistrate
*Roger Maxwell as General Ponsenby-Goreham
*Arthur Goullet as Loan Service Official
*Norman Rossington as Arthur, the Bearded Ad Artist
*Humphrey Kent as Pat's Escort
*John Wadham as Loan Service Driver
*Harry Purvis as Charlie
*Richard George as Police Constable
*Frank Forsyth as Inspector at Court
*Howard Lang as Police Sergeant
*Robert Moore as Theatre Attendant
*The Kelroys as Acrobats
*Maya Koumani
*Yvonne Burke
*Lynn Shaw as Showgirls
*Christina Lubicz
*Anne Lynn
*Yvonne Olena
*Pat Spencer
*Thais Jobbling
*Glynne Raymond
*Eve Kenney
*Diana Satow as Chorus Girls
Reception
The film was a commercial disappointment.
References
Category:1956 films
Category:1956 comedy films
Category:Films directed by David Paltenghi
Category:British comedy films
Category:1950s English-language films
Category:1950s British films
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