Raising the Wind
'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?
Release Date
September 6, 1961Runtime
91 minGenres
ComedyDirected by
Gerald Thomas, Jack Causey, Susan DysonWritten by
Bruce MontgomeryLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
ReleasedCast
James Robertson Justice
Sir Benjamin BoydLeslie Phillips
Mervyn HughesPaul Massie
Malcolm StewartKenneth Williams
Harold ChesneyLiz Fraser
Miranda KennawayEric Barker
Dr. Morgan RutherfordJennifer Jayne
Jill ClemonsSid James
SidEsma Cannon
Mrs. DeevensGeoffrey Keen
Sir JohnJill Ireland
JanetVictor Maddern
Removal ManLance Percival
HarryJoan Hickson
Mrs. BostwickJim Dale
PhilAmbrosine Phillpotts
Mrs. FeatherstoneDavid Lodge
CabbiePeter Byrne
1st HornBrian Oulton
Concert AgentDouglas Ives
Street MusicianPeter Howell
Prof. LumbGeorge Woodbridge
Yorkshire Orchestra LeaderCyril Chamberlain
L.A.M.A. PorterPeter Burton
1st ViolaErik Chitty
Elderly Man at ConcertTom Clegg
Street MusicianOliver Johnston
Prof. ParkinDorinda Stevens
DorisMichael Nightingale
InvigilatorIan Wilson
Street Musician - DrummerWallace Bosco
Man at Concert (uncredited)Kenneth Kove
Street Musician (uncredited)Guy Standeven
Messiah Vocalist (uncredited)Bob Todd
Street Musician - Accordianist (uncredited)