Raising the Wind 1961
Gerald Thomas directs this comedy caper starring early appearances by James Robertson Justice, Sid James, Leslie Phillips, Kenneth Williams and Liz Fraser. Music students share a flat to save money and rehearse, but when Mervyn Hughes (Phillips) inadvertently sells a composition to an advertising agency, he must raise funds to reclaim the song rights and keep his scholarship.
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Raising the Wind does not have end credit scenes. You can leave when the credits roll.
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James Robertson Justice
Sir Benjamin Boyd
Lance Percival
Harry
Geoffrey Keen
Sir John
Ambrosine Phillpotts
Mrs. Featherstone
Jimmy Thompson
Alex Spendlove
Brian Oulton
Concert Agent
Jill Ireland
Janet
Leslie Phillips
Mervyn Hughes
David Lodge
Cabbie
Tom Clegg
Street Musician
George Woodbridge
Yorkshire Orchestra Leader
Jim Dale
Phil
Liz Fraser
Miranda Kennaway
Wallace Bosco
Man at Concert (uncredited)
Peter Burton
1st Viola
Peter Howell
Prof. Lumb
Kenneth Williams
Harold Chesney
John Antrobus
Street Musician
Peter Byrne
1st Horn
Reg Thomason
Man in Pub (uncredited)
Joan Hickson
Mrs. Bostwick
Gerald Thomas
Bob Todd
Street Musician - Accordianist (uncredited)
Guy Standeven
Messiah Vocalist (uncredited)
Jennifer Jayne
Jill Clemons
Paul Massie
Malcolm Stewart
Ian Wilson
Street Musician - Drummer
Esma Cannon
Mrs. Deevens
Erik Chitty
Elderly Man at Concert
Cyril Chamberlain
L.A.M.A. Porter
Eric Barker
Dr. Morgan Rutherford
Sid James
Sid
Victor Maddern
Removal Man
Michael Nightingale
Invigilator
Frank Forsyth
Prof. Gerald Abrahams
Kenneth Kove
Street Musician (uncredited)
Douglas Ives
Street Musician
Bernard Hunter
1st Flute
Oliver Johnston
Prof. Parkin
Charles Stanley
Removal Man (uncredited)
Dorinda Stevens
Doris
Henry Davies
Carpenter
Nigel Arkwright
4th Cellist
Terence Holland
1st Trombone
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