Cast & Crew

Directed by

Bryan Forbes

Writing Credits

Robert Louis Stevenson
(suggested by a novel by) and
Lloyd Osbourne
(suggested by a novel by)
Larry Gelbart
(written for the screen by) and
Burt Shevelove
(written for the screen by)

Cast

John Mills
Masterman Finsbury
Ralph Richardson
Joseph Finsbury
Michael Caine
Michael Finsbury
Peter Cook
Morris Finsbury
Dudley Moore
John Finsbury
Nanette Newman
Julia Finsbury
Tony Hancock
Detective
Peter Sellers
Doctor Pratt
Cicely Courtneidge
Major Martha
Wilfrid Lawson
Peacock - the Butler
Thorley Walters
Lawyer Patience
Gerald Sim
1st Undertaker
Peter Graves
Military Officer
Irene Handl
Mrs. Hackett
Norman Bird
Clergyman
John Le Mesurier
Doctor Slattery
Hilton Edwards
Lawyer
Norman Rossington
1st Rough
Diane Clare
Mercy
Tutte Lemkow
Strangler
Josef Behrmann
Railway Vanman
Charlie Bird
Bonn's Vanman
Marianne Stone
Spinster
Michael Bird
Countryman
Thomas Gallagher
2nd Rough
Timothy Bateson
Clerk
Reg Lye
3rd Undertaker
John Junkin
1st Engine Driver
Roy Murray
Fred the Stoker
Tony Thawnton
2nd Undertaker
George Selway
Railway Vanman
Gwendolyn Watts
Maidservant
Vanda Godsell
Mrs. Goodge
Donald Tandy
Ticket Collector
Lionel Gamlin
2nd Engine Driver
Martin Terry
Stoker
George Spence
Workman in Road
Jeremy Lloyd
Brian Allen Harvey
James Villiers
Sydney Whitcombe Sykes
Graham Stark
Ian Scott Fife
Dick Gregory
Leicester Young Fielding
Nicholas Parsons
Alan Fraser Scrope
Willoughby Goddard
James White Wragg
Valentine Dyall
Oliver Pike Harmsworth
Leonard Rossiter
Vyvyan Alistair Montague
Hamilton Dyce
Derek Lloyd Peter Digby
Donald Oliver
Gunner Sergeant
Totti Truman Taylor
Lady at Launching
Jeremy Roughton
Bugler
Frank Singuineau
Native Bearer
Michael Lees
Young Digby
André Morell
Club Butler
Avis Bunnage
Queen Victoria
Penny Brahms
Twittering Female on Moors
Maria Kazan
Twittering Female on Moors
Fred Clark
Constable
George Hilsdon
Constable
Alf Mangan
Gravedigger
Arthur Sandiford
Mourner
Louise Nolan
Mourner
John Tatham
Verger
Sarah Harrison
Governess
John Parker
Undertaker's Assistant
John Fitch
Undertaker's Assistant
Norman Hibbert
Undertaker's Assistant
Jim Scott
Undertaker's Assistant
Alistair Dick
Undertaker's Assistant
Dan Cressey
Judas
Lindsay Hooper
Matthew
Dorothy Ford
Salvation Army Girl
Unity Greenwood
Salvation Army Girl
John Morris
Sotheby's Assistant
Temperance Seven
The Temperance Seven
Denis Cowles
Sotheby's Partner
Patsy Snell
Girl on Train
Andrea Allan
Girl on Train
Phillip Stewart
Elderly Man on Train
Rita Tobin-Weske
Elderly Woman on Train
Alan Beaton
Equerry
Paul Beradi
Duellist
Alf Casha
Man in Train Wreck
Lee Fenton
Equerry
Sarah Forbes
Little Girl Sitting by Bandstand at End of Film
Dorothy Ford
Salvation Army Girl
Chick Fowles
Equerry
Patrick Halpin
Man in Train Wreck
Victor Harrington
Dignitary at Ship Launch
Gerry Judge
Man in Train Wreck
David Lodge
Corpse Remover
Juliet Mills
Mannish Woman on Train
Norman Morris
Gravedigger
Norman David Morris
Gravedigger
Peggy Ray
Child with Governess
Arthur Sandifer
Mourner
Frank Schock
Man in Park
Nicole Shelby
Mrs. Tyler Croft
Philip Stewart
Train Wreck Survivor
Fred Stroud
Equerry
Neal Taylor
Boy In Class

Produced by

Bryan Forbes
producer
Larry Gelbart
co-producer
Jack Rix
associate producer
Burt Shevelove
co-producer

Music by

John Barry

Cinematography by

Gerry Turpin
(photographed by)

Editing by

Alan Osbiston

Casting By

Weston Drury Jr.
(uncredited)

Costume Design by

Julie Harris
(costumes)

Makeup Department

Basil Newall
makeup artist
Maude Onslow
hairdresser (as Maud Onslow)
Paul Rabiger
makeup artist

Production Management

Donald Toms
production manager (as Don Toms)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Christopher Dryhurst
assistant director
Michael Guest
third assistant director (uncredited)
Hugh Harlow
second assistant director (uncredited)
Dusty Symonds
second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

George Ball
props
George Hill
construction manager
Peter James
sets dressing
Ray Simm
set designer (as Ray Sim)
Alfred Waye
props
Jim Barnes
scenic artist (uncredited)
Bill Bennison
draughtsman (uncredited)
Alan Roderick-Jones
draughtsman (uncredited)
Roy Forge Smith
assistant art director (uncredited)

Sound Department

Ken Barker
sound recordist
Bill Daniels
sound recordist
Gus Lloyd
sound assistant
Teddy Mason
dubbing editor (as Ted Mason)
Charles Arnold
sound assistant (uncredited)
John Crowhurst
sound assistant (uncredited)
Jack Rossiter
sound assistant (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Michael Sarafian
camera assistant
Ronnie Taylor
camera operator (as Ronald Taylor)
George Courtney Ward
stills
Gordon Hayman
clapper loader (uncredited)
Ted Lockhart
camera grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Roy Ponting
wardrobe master
Laurel Staffell
wardrobe mistress

Editorial Department

Willy Kemplen
assistant editor (uncredited)
Ray Thorne
assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department

John Barry
music arranger / music conductor
Sidney Margo
music contractor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Penny Daniels
continuity

Additional Crew

Robert Ellis
titles designer
John L. Hargreaves
assistant to producers
Saul Cooper
unit publicist (uncredited)
Lana Stephens
production secretary (uncredited)
Edna Tromans
publicist (uncredited)
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