On the Fiddle
5.7
“Never have so few fiddled so many!”
Tricked into joining the RAF by a wily judge, wide boy Horace Pope sets his sights on the main chance, teams with slow-witted, good-hearted gypsy Pedlar Pascoe, and works up a lucrative racket in conning both his colleagues and the RAF. By means of various devious schemes Pope and Pascoe manage to avoid the front lines until they are sent to France - where they find themselves making unexpected and uncomfortably close contact with the enemy.
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Cast
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Alfred Lynch
Horace Pope
Known for
The Hill
The Taming of the Shrew
Sean Connery
Pedlar Pascoe
Known for
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
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Cecil Parker
Group Capt. Bascombe / Gr/Cpt Bascombe
Known for
The Ladykillers
The Lady Vanishes
Stanley Holloway
Mr. Cooksley
Known for
My Fair Lady
Brief Encounter
Alan King
Top Sgt. Buzzer / T/Sgt Buzzer
Known for
Casino
Rush Hour 2
Eric Barker
Doctor
Known for
Carry On Constable
Barbara Windsor
Mavis
Known for
Alice in Wonderland
EastEnders
Bill Owen
Cpl. Gittens
Known for
Carry On Sergeant
Georgy Girl
John Le Mesurier
Hixon
Known for
Dad's Army
Jabberwocky
Kathleen Harrison
Mrs. Cooksley
Known for
Scrooge
Cast a Dark Shadow
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Trowbridge
Known for
My Fair Lady
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Patsy Rowlands
Evie
Known for
Tess
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Cyril Frankel Director · Harold Buchman Screenplay R.F. Delderfield Author
United States release May 21, 1965 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production American International Pictures, Anglo-Amalgamated
Production
Coronado Productions
Production
American International Pictures
Production
Anglo-Amalgamated
Production
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · October 10, 1961
Theatrical
United States · May 21, 1965
Theatrical
Germany
October 14, 2006 · TV · TELE 5
November 23, 2018 · Physical · DVD
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