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Orders Are Orders
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Wikipedia article
'Orders Are Orders' is a 1955 British comedy film directed by David Paltenghi, and featuring Brian Reece, Peter Sellers, Sid James, Tony Hancock, Raymond Huntley, and Bill Fraser. Eric Sykes contributed to the script and appears in a minor role. It was a remake of the film 'Orders Is Orders' (1933), itself based on the play 'Orders Are Orders' by Ian Hay and Anthony Armstrong.
Plot
A film production company decides to make a new space adventure film close to an army barracks, using the soldiers as extras. This does not go down well with the commanding officer, who attempts to make life as difficult as possible for the film crew.
Cast
* Brian Reece — Captain Harper
* Margot Grahame — Wanda Sinclair
* Raymond Huntley — Colonel Bellamy
* Sid James — Ed Waggermeyer
* Tony Hancock — Lt Wilfred Cartroad, the bandmaster
* Peter Sellers — Private Goffin
* Clive Morton — General Sir Cuthbert Grahame-Foxe
* June Thorburn — Veronica Bellamy
* Maureen Swanson — Joanne Delamere
* Peter Martyn — Lieutenant Broke
* Bill Fraser — Private Slee
* Edward Lexy — Captain Ledger
* Barry MacKay — RSM Benson
* Maureen Pryor —Miss Marigold
* Donald Pleasence — Lance Corporal Martin
* Eric Sykes — Private Waterhouse
* Gerald Campion — Private Johnson
* Leonard Williams — Corporal Smithers
Media releases
The film was released on region two DVD in 2007.
Critical reception
*'TV Guide' wrote, "except for a couple of decent comic performances, the good cast, including both Peter Sellers and Donald Pleasence in early roles, are wasted by the film's haphazard construction."
*'Time Out' wrote, "just about worth suffering to see Tony Hancock in his film debut as the harassed bandmaster."
References
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