

Raising the Wind
1961 Directed by Gerald Thomas'Carry On' director Gerald Thomas helms this comedy caper featuring early appearances by James Robertson Justice, Sid James, Leslie Phillips, Kenneth Williams, Liz Fraser and Eric Barker. The film follows the hi-jinks of a group of music students who move into a shared flat in order to cut costs and have somewhere to practice their instruments. Things get tricky when Mervyn Hughes (Phillips) accidentally sells one of his compositions to an advertising agency and risks losing his scholarship. Can he and his friends find a way to raise the money to buy back the song rights?
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James Robertson Justice
....................................................Sir Benjamin Boyd

Leslie Phillips
....................................................Mervyn Hughes

Paul Massie
....................................................Malcolm Stewart

Kenneth Williams
....................................................Harold Chesney

Liz Fraser
....................................................Miranda Kennaway

Eric Barker
....................................................Dr. Morgan Rutherford

Jennifer Jayne
....................................................Jill Clemons
Director
...........................................................Gerald Thomas
Producer
...........................................................Peter Rogers
Writer
...........................................................Bruce Montgomery
Assistant Director
...........................................................Jack Causey
Original Music Composer
...........................................................Bruce Montgomery
Director of Photography
...........................................................Alan Hume
Editor
...........................................................John Shirley
Production Companies
...................................................Peter Rogers Productions
Production Countries
........................................................United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
....................................................English
Genres
....................................................Comedy
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