• 1953
  • Approved
  • 1h 31m
Folly to Be Wise

Summary Newly arrived Army chaplin Captain Paris (Alastair Sim) attempts to book various acts for the entertainment of a troop of soldiers. View more details

  • 1953
  • Approved
  • 1h 31m

Folly to Be Wise

Directed : Frank Launder

Written : Frank Launder John Dighton James Bridie

Stars : Roland Culver Elizabeth Allan Alastair Sim Colin Gordon

All cast & crew

6.1

Details

Genres : Comedy Drama

Release date : Dec 5, 1953

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Filming locations : Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK

Production companies : British Lion Film Corporation London Film Productions

Summary Newly arrived Army chaplin Captain Paris (Alastair Sim) attempts to book various acts for the entertainment of a troop of soldiers. View more details

Details

Genres : Comedy Drama

Release date : Dec 5, 1953

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Filming locations : Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK

Production companies : British Lion Film Corporation London Film Productions

Photos

Edward Chapman, Martita Hunt, and Alastair Sim in Folly to Be Wise (1952) Janet Brown, Martita Hunt, and Alastair Sim in Folly to Be Wise (1952) Elizabeth Allan and Roland Culver in Folly to Be Wise (1952) Roland Culver, Colin Gordon, and Alastair Sim in Folly to Be Wise (1952) Roland Culver, Martita Hunt, and Alastair Sim in Folly to Be Wise (1952) Roland Culver and Miles Malleson in Folly to Be Wise (1952) Elizabeth Allan, Roland Culver, Colin Gordon, Martita Hunt, and Alastair Sim in Folly to Be Wise (1952) Elizabeth Allan and Colin Gordon in Folly to Be Wise (1952) Martita Hunt and Alastair Sim in Folly to Be Wise (1952) Elizabeth Allan, Colin Gordon, and Alastair Sim in Folly to Be Wise (1952) Elizabeth Allan, Colin Gordon, and Martita Hunt in Folly to Be Wise (1952) Martita Hunt and Alastair Sim in Folly to Be Wise (1952) Alastair Sim in Folly to Be Wise (1952)
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