Raising the Wind

6.2
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Run time: 91 min
  • Premiere: 1961. September 6.

'Carry On' director Gerald Thomas helms this comedy caper featuring early appearances by James Robertson Justice, Sid James, Leslie Phillips, Kenneth Williams, Liz Fraser and Eric Barker. The film follows the hi-jinks of a group of music students who move into a shared flat in order to cut costs and have somewhere to practice their instruments. Things get tricky when Mervyn Hughes (Phillips) accidentally sells one of his compositions to an advertising agency and risks losing his scholarship. Can he and his friends find a way to raise the money to buy back the song rights?

Discover

James Robertson Justice

Sir Benjamin Boyd

Leslie Phillips

Mervyn Hughes

Paul Massie

Malcolm Stewart

Kenneth Williams

Harold Chesney

Liz Fraser

Miranda Kennaway

Eric Barker

Dr. Morgan Rutherford

Jennifer Jayne

Jill Clemons

Jimmy Thompson

Alex Spendlove

Sid James

Sid

Esma Cannon

Mrs. Deevens

Geoffrey Keen

Sir John

Jill Ireland

Janet

Victor Maddern

Removal Man

Lance Percival

Harry

Joan Hickson

Mrs. Bostwick

Jim Dale

Phil

Ambrosine Phillpotts

Mrs. Featherstone

David Lodge

Cabbie

Peter Byrne

1st Horn

Brian Oulton

Concert Agent

Douglas Ives

Street Musician

Bernard Hunter

1st Flute

Peter Howell

Prof. Lumb

George Woodbridge

Yorkshire Orchestra Leader

Cyril Chamberlain

L.A.M.A. Porter

Peter Burton

1st Viola

Erik Chitty

Elderly Man at Concert

Henry Davies

Carpenter

Nigel Arkwright

4th Cellist

John Antrobus

Street Musician

Tom Clegg

Street Musician

Frank Forsyth

Prof. Gerald Abrahams

Terence Holland

1st Trombone

Oliver Johnston

Prof. Parkin

Dorinda Stevens

Doris

Michael Nightingale

Invigilator

Ian Wilson

Street Musician - Drummer

Michael Miller

Barman Mike

Wallace Bosco

Man at Concert (uncredited)

Kenneth Kove

Street Musician (uncredited)

Guy Standeven

Messiah Vocalist (uncredited)

Charles Stanley

Removal Man (uncredited)

Reg Thomason

Man in Pub (uncredited)

Bob Todd

Street Musician - Accordianist (uncredited)

Art

Carmen Dillon

Art Direction

Camera

Dudley Lovell

Camera Operator

Alan Hume

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

George Blackler

Makeup Artist

Biddy Chrystal

Hairstylist

Joan Ellacott

Costume Design

Directing

Gerald Thomas

Director

Jack Causey

Assistant Director

Susan Dyson

Continuity

Editing

John Shirley

Editor

Production

Peter Rogers

Producer

Betty White

Casting

William Hill

Production Manager

Sound

Bruce Montgomery

Original Music Composer

Arthur Ridout

Sound Editor

Bill Daniels

Sound Recordist

Robert T. MacPhee

Sound Recordist

Harry Fairbairn

Boom Operator

Writing

Bruce Montgomery

Writer

Art

Carmen Dillon

Art Direction

Camera

Dudley Lovell

Camera Operator

Alan Hume

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

George Blackler

Makeup Artist

Biddy Chrystal

Hairstylist

Joan Ellacott

Costume Design

Directing

Gerald Thomas

Director

Jack Causey

Assistant Director

Susan Dyson

Continuity

Editing

John Shirley

Editor

Production

Peter Rogers

Producer

Betty White

Casting

William Hill

Production Manager

Sound

Bruce Montgomery

Original Music Composer

Arthur Ridout

Sound Editor

Bill Daniels

Sound Recordist

Robert T. MacPhee

Sound Recordist

Harry Fairbairn

Boom Operator

Writing

Bruce Montgomery

Writer