Raising the Wind

A laugh in every note!

Raising the Wind — Plot

'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, 1961
• Runtime
• 91 min
• Genres
• Comedy
• Director
• Gerald Thomas

Raising the Wind — Cast

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

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