Folly to Be Wise

6.7
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Run time: 91 min
  • Premiere: 1952. December 4.

A newly-arrived army chaplain is put in charge of camp entertainment and has the idea of putting on a Brains Trust with local notables. Unfortunately for him, it emerges from a question on the rights and wrongs of marriage that there is more going on between three of the panelists than he wants to know about - though the audience obviously thinks differently.

Discover

Alastair Sim

Capt. William Paris

Elizabeth Allan

Angela Prout

Roland Culver

George Prout

George Cole

Soldier in Brains Trust audience

Colin Gordon

Professor Mutch

Martita Hunt

Lady Dodd

Janet Brown

Jessie

Miles Malleson

Dr. Hector McAdam

Edward Chapman

Joseph Byres M.P.

Cyril Chamberlain

Drill Sergeant

Michael Ripper

Drill Corporal

Robin Bailey

Intellectual Corporal

Michael Kelly

Staff Sergeant

Patrick Westwood

Soldier in Pub

Camera

Jack Hildyard

Director of Photography

Directing

Frank Launder

Director

Editing

Production

Frank Launder

Producer

Sidney Gilliat

Producer

Sound

John Cox

Sound Supervisor

Writing

James Bridie

Original Story

John Dighton

Screenplay

Frank Launder

Screenplay

Camera

Jack Hildyard

Director of Photography

Directing

Frank Launder

Director

Editing

Production

Frank Launder

Producer

Sidney Gilliat

Producer

Sound

John Cox

Sound Supervisor

Writing

James Bridie

Original Story

John Dighton

Screenplay

Frank Launder

Screenplay