Joan Greenwood plays the general’s wife who converts her husband’s Scottish military headquarters into a hotel in his absence to fleece visiting Americans and raise some cash.
Director Anthony Kimmins also wrote the play on which this is based and didn’t really open it out much for the cinema. As a result, the talents of the hugely popular Ian Carmichael – the Hugh Grant of his day – are given little room.
However, there’s enthusiastic support from blowsy blonde Sandra Dorne and Ronald Brittain, the sergeant major who made a media career out of his military bearing and voice and watch out for visiting Americans Robert Beatty and Bob Nichols.
Cpl. Sidney Green Ian Carmichael
Lady Dodo Fitzadam
Joan Greenwood
Gen. Sir Hamish Fitzadam
Cecil Parker
Mr Vernon, Amorous Prawn
Dennis Price
Larry Hoffman
Robert Beatty
Suzie Tidmarsh
Liz Fraser
Lochaye
Finlay Currie
Albert Huggins
Harry Locke
Willie Maltravers
Derek Nimmo Uncle Joe Reg Lye
Biddy O’Hara Bridget Armstrong
Angus
Michael Ripper Busty Babs
Sandra Dorne Sergeant-Major
R.S.M. Ronald Brittain
