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A naive aristocrat in search of a career becomes caught up in the struggles between his profit-minded uncle and an aggressive labor union.A naive aristocrat in search of a career becomes caught up in the struggles between his profit-minded uncle and an aggressive labor union.A naive aristocrat in search of a career becomes caught up in the struggles between his profit-minded uncle and an aggressive labor union.
- Won 2 BAFTA Awards
- 3 wins & 1 nomination total
Dennis Price
- Bertram Tracepurcel
- (as Denis Price)
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Did you know
- TriviaTwo of the shop stewards in the movie, brothers Tony Comer and John Comer, got the roles after winning a talent show as a comedy double act, "The Comer Brothers". The prize was one thousand pounds sterling and a movie contract with The Boulting Brothers.
- GoofsStanley Windrush demonstrates his fork lift truck driving skills for Mr. Waters. He says: "Well, I'm shifting these generators from the stores to here, for loading up." He drives over a bump and the (presumed full) boxes bounce as though they were empty.
- Crazy creditsOpening quote: "Oh! Brave New World that hath such people in't" --William Shakespeare
- ConnectionsEdited into Heroes of Comedy: Terry-Thomas (1995)
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Great, acerbic British comedy
The cast alone is a triumph in this movie - some of the best British character actors who ever lived are here: Terry Thomas, Miles Malleson, John Le Mesurier, all backing up Ian Carmichael as the earnest, silly-ass upper-class bumbler and Peter Sellers as Fred Kite, the Marxist shop steward. Sellers in particular is wonderful; his Fred Kite is a lower class striver who has acquired just enough education to give him an inflated idea of his own abilities, but not enough to realize the gaps and inadequacies in his views. He is a perfect realization in miniature of Taine's statement that there is nothing more dangerous than a general idea in a narrow, empty mind. He boasts to his Oxford-educated gentleman lodger about the summer course he took at the university once, reminding him in a familiar fashion about the very good marmalade and toast provided by the college, while the obviously wealthy young man politely admits that he wasn't acquainted with the public dining hall during his years there.
The plot becomes more and more complex as the movie progresses, with almost everyone turning out to be on the take. The climax comes in a free-for-all over a bag containing thousands of pounds intended to bribe Stanley into joining the sensible schemers plundering the public while paying lip service to public service and solidarity with the working class. Malcolm Muggeridge has a interesting cameo in this scene, playing himself. Most recent broadcasts of this movie have edited out the disturbing racist statements of the working class characters, but the original movie had no sentimental soft spot for anyone, workers or bosses.
The plot becomes more and more complex as the movie progresses, with almost everyone turning out to be on the take. The climax comes in a free-for-all over a bag containing thousands of pounds intended to bribe Stanley into joining the sensible schemers plundering the public while paying lip service to public service and solidarity with the working class. Malcolm Muggeridge has a interesting cameo in this scene, playing himself. Most recent broadcasts of this movie have edited out the disturbing racist statements of the working class characters, but the original movie had no sentimental soft spot for anyone, workers or bosses.
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- Also known as
- Junger Mann aus gutem Hause
- Filming locations
- Southall, Middlesex, England, UK(Site of Fred Kite's house)
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- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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