Strictly for the Birds
Encyclopedia
Strictly for the Birds is a 1963 British
comedy film
directed by Vernon Sewell
and starring Tony Tanner
, Joan Sims
and Graham Stark
. Terry Blessing seems to be having a lucky day, winning at gambling, until suddenly an ex-girlfriend terms up with what she claims is his son.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Vernon Sewell
Vernon Sewell
Vernon Campbell Sewell was a British film director, screenwriter, producer writer and, briefly, an actor. Sewell was born in London, England in 1903. He was educated at Marlborough College. He directed over 30 films during his career, starting with Morgenrot in 1933...
and starring Tony Tanner
Tony Tanner
Paul Antony Tanner , known as Tony Tanner, was a British literary critic of the mid-twentieth century, and a pioneering figure in the study of American literature...
, Joan Sims
Joan Sims
Joan Sims was an English actress best remembered for her roles in the Carry On films, and latterly for playing Madge Hardcastle in As Time Goes By.-Early life:...
and Graham Stark
Graham Stark
Graham Stark is an English comedian, actor, writer and director.Stark was born in Wallasey on the Wirral in Cheshire, England. He first came to prominence on BBC Radio, making his debut in Happy Go Lucky and going on to Ray's A Laugh, Educating Archie and substitute on The Goon Show...
. Terry Blessing seems to be having a lucky day, winning at gambling, until suddenly an ex-girlfriend terms up with what she claims is his son.
Cast
- Tony TannerTony TannerPaul Antony Tanner , known as Tony Tanner, was a British literary critic of the mid-twentieth century, and a pioneering figure in the study of American literature...
... Terry Blessing - Joan SimsJoan SimsJoan Sims was an English actress best remembered for her roles in the Carry On films, and latterly for playing Madge Hardcastle in As Time Goes By.-Early life:...
... Peggy Blessing - Graham StarkGraham StarkGraham Stark is an English comedian, actor, writer and director.Stark was born in Wallasey on the Wirral in Cheshire, England. He first came to prominence on BBC Radio, making his debut in Happy Go Lucky and going on to Ray's A Laugh, Educating Archie and substitute on The Goon Show...
... Hartley - Jeanne Moody ... Claire
- Alan Baulch ... Alfie
- Toni Palmer ... Bridget
- Valerie Walsh ... Maxine
- Carol ClevelandCarol ClevelandCarol Cleveland is a British actress/comedienne, most notable for her appearances as the only significant female performer on Monty Python's Flying Circus.-Early life:...
... Sandra - Bernard Goldman ... Mendoza
- Murray Kash ... Mario
- Christine HargreavesChristine HargreavesChristine Hargreaves was an English actress who was best known for appearing as the character Christine Hardman in the soap opera Coronation Street between 1960-1963....
... Linda - Juliet Cooke ... Dorothy
- Duncan Lewis ... Trilby Hat
- Tony Arpino ... Doug
- Tony Hawes ... Joe
- Eddie Leslie ... Traffic Warden
- Eric DodsonEric DodsonEric Dodson was an English actor born in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. He appeared as bar owner Jack Pomeroy in Series Three to Five of Rumpole of the Bailey. He also appeared in the Doctor Who story The Visitation and many other roles.He died in 2000 at age 79.-External links:...
... George - Richard Klee ... Producer