I Only Arsked!
| I Only Arsked! | |
|---|---|
Columbia Pictures Corporation (UK) | |
Release dates |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
I Only Arsked! is a 1958 British
Plot
Slapstick ensues when inept army recruits are transferred to a post in the Middle East.
Cast
- Bernard Bresslaw as Private "Popeye" Popplewell
- Michael Medwin as Corporal Springer
- Alfie Bass as Private "Excused Boots" Bisley
- Geoffrey Sumner as Major Upshott-Bagley
- Charles Hawtrey as Private "Professor" Hatchett
- Norman Rossington as Private "Cupcake" Cook
- David Lodge as Sergeant "Potty" Chambers
- Arthur Howard as Sir Redvers
- Marne Maitland as King Fazim
- Michael Bentine as Fred
- Francis Matthews as Mahmoud
- Michael Ripper as Azim
- Wolfe Morris as Salaman
- Ewan MacDuff as Ferrers
- Claire Gordon as harem girl
- Marie Devereux as harem girl
Reception
Box office
According to Kinematograph Weekly the film performed "better than average" at the British box office in 1959.[2]
Critical
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Two acid take-offs of memorable scenes in Bridge on the River Kwai and a few moments of communal insanity from the five practised actors who take the brunt of the action are the highlights of this modest and relaxed army lark. There is no departure here from the tradition of service farces, except that some, at least, of its humour is composed of private jokes inherited from the TV programme from which the idea was taken."[3]
References
- ^ "I Only Arsked!". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ Billings, Josh (17 December 1959). "Other better-than-average offerings". Kinematograph Weekly. p. 7.
- ^ "I Only Arsked!". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 25 (288): 156. 1 January 1958 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "I Only Asked! (1958) - Montgomery Tully - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".
- ^ "I Only Arsked!". TV Guide.
External links
- I Only Arsked! at IMDb
- I Only Arsked! then-and-now location photographs at ReelStreets
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