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A Piece of Cake (film)
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Wikipedia article
'A Piece of Cake' is a 1948 British fantasy comedy film directed by John Irwin and starring and co-written by the husband and wife team of Cyril Fletcher and Betty Astell as well as Laurence Naismith and Jon Pertwee.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090113210539/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/46420 BFI.org] It was made at Highbury Studios as a second feature for release by the Rank Organisation.
Plot
Set in the austere postWorld War II British world of rationing, Cyril dreams up an ode to an imaginary character named Merlin Mound who can provide anything one can wish. Merlin becomes real and grants his host's wishes; not by conjuring the items out of thin air, but obtaining them from other people's ownership, which leads to trouble.
Cast
* Cyril Fletcher as Cyril Clarke
* Betty Astell as Betty Clarke
* Laurence Naismith as Merlin Mound
* Jon Pertwee as Mr Short
* Sam Costa as Les Millins
* Miki Hood as Mrs Short
* Tamara Lees as Dinner Guest
* Audrey White as Dinner Guest
* Philip Saville as Dinner Guest
* Ethel Coleridge as Mrs Fiddle
* Johnnie Schofield as Window Cleaner
* Richard Gilbert as Head waiter
* Harry Fowler as Spiv
* Arthur Laurence as Police inspector
* Sam Kydd as Soldier
References
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