Home | Movies By Year | Movies from 1958
I Only Arsked!
Buy I Only Arsked! now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the movie. And once you've experienced the movie, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
'I Only Arsked!' is a 1958 British comedy film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Bernard Bresslaw, Michael Medwin and Alfie Bass. It was based on the television series 'The Army Game' and was made by Hammer Films.
Plot
Slapstick ensues when inept army recruits are transferred to a post in the Middle East.
Cast
* Bernard Bresslaw as Private "Popeye" Popplewell
* Michael Medwin as Corporal Springer
* Alfie Bass as Private "Excused Boots" Bisley
* Geoffrey Sumner as Major Upshott-Bagley
* Charles Hawtrey as Private "Professor" Hatchett
* Norman Rossington as Private "Cupcake" Cook
* David Lodge as Sergeant "Potty" Chambers
* Arthur Howard as Sir Redvers
* Marne Maitland as King Fazim
* Michael Bentine as Fred
* Francis Matthews as Mahmoud
* Michael Ripper as Azim
* Wolfe Morris as Salaman
* Ewan MacDuff as Ferrers
* Claire Gordon as Harem girl
* Marie Devereux as Harem girl
Critical reception
'Allmovie' wrote, "The level of humor in 'I Only Arsked!' will perhaps best be appreciated by fans of the original series"; while 'TV Guide' noted "An enjoyable British slapstick comedy."
References
Buy I Only Arsked! now from Amazon
<-- Return to movies from 1958