I Only Arsked!
I Only Arsked! is a 1958 British comedy film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Bernard Bresslaw, Michael Medwin and Alfie Bass.[1] It was based on the television series The Army Game and was made by Hammer Films.[2]
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| Directed by | Montgomery Tully |
| Screenplay by | Sid Colin Jack Davies |
| Produced by | Anthony Hinds |
| Starring | Bernard Bresslaw Michael Medwin Alfie Bass |
| Cinematography | Lionel Banes |
| Edited by | James Needs Alfred Cox |
| Music by | Benjamin Frankel |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures Corporation (UK) |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
Slapstick ensues when inept army recruits are transferred to a post in the Middle East.
Cast
- Bernard Bresslaw as Private "Popeye" Popplewell
- Michael Medwin as Corporal Springer
- Alfie Bass as Private "Excused Boots" Bisley
- Geoffrey Sumner as Major Upshott-Bagley
- Charles Hawtrey as Private "Professor" Hatchett
- Norman Rossington as Private "Cupcake" Cook
- David Lodge as Sergeant "Potty" Chambers
- Arthur Howard as Sir Redvers
- Marne Maitland as King Fazim
- Michael Bentine as Fred
- Francis Matthews as Mahmoud
- Michael Ripper as Azim
- Wolfe Morris as Salaman
- Ewan MacDuff as Ferrers
- Claire Gordon as Harem girl
- Marie Devereux as Harem girl
Critical reception
Allmovie wrote, "The level of humour in I Only Arsked! will perhaps best be appreciated by fans of the original series";[3] while TV Guide noted "An enjoyable British slapstick comedy."[4]
Box Office
According to Kinematograph Weekly the film performed "better than average" at the British box office in 1959.[5]
References
- "I only Arsked! (1959)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019.
- Williams, Owen. "15 British sitcoms that made it to the big screen".
- "I Only Asked! (1958) - Montgomery Tully - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".
- "I Only Arsked!". TV Guide.
- Billings, Josh (17 December 1959). "Other better-than-average offerings". Kinematograph Weekly. p. 7.
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