And the Same to You

And the Same to You
Directed by	George Pollock
Written by	John Paddy Carstairs Additional dialogue by John Junkin Terry Nation
Based on	play "The Chigwell Chicken" by A.P. Dearsley
Produced by	William J. Gell
Starring	Brian Rix William Hartnell Tommy Cooper
Cinematography	Stanley Pavey
Edited by	Lito Carruthers
Music by	Philip Green
Production company	William Gell Productions
Distributed by	Monarch Film Corporation (UK)
Release date	February 1960 (UK)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

And the Same to You is a 1960 British boxing-themed comedy film directed by George Pollock and starring Brian Rix and William Hartnell. It is based on a stage farce by A.P. Dearsley.^[1][2]

Premise[]

Stuck with the nickname "Dreadnought", Dickie Marchant (Brian Rix) feels he has no choice but to pursue a career as a boxer. However, to mollify his uncle (Leo Franklyn), Marchant pretends to be the soul of religiosity, while his tough-talking manager, Walter 'Wally' Burton (William Hartnell), poses as a man of the cloth.

Cast[]

• Brian Rix as Dickie 'Dreadnought' Marchant
• William Hartnell as Walter 'Wally' Burton
• Leo Franklyn as Rev. Sydney Mullett
• Tommy Cooper as Horace Hawkins
• Vera Day as Cynthia Tripp
• Sid James as Sammy Gatt
• Miles Malleson as Bishop
• Arthur Mullard as Tubby
• Renee Houston as Mildred Pomphret
• Dick Bentley as George Nibbs
• John Robinson as Archdeacon Humphrey Pomphret
• Terry Scott as Police Constable
• Shirley Anne Field as Iris Collins
• Ronald Adam as Trout
• Tony Wright as Percy 'Perce' Gibbons
• Larry Taylor as Chappy Tuck
• Rupert Evans as Butch
• Tommy Duggan as Mike
• George Leech as Jake
• Lindsay Hooper as Bert Bender
• Jean Clark as Manicurist
• Jennifer Phipps as Secretary
• Jack Taylor as M.C.
• Micky Wood as Referee
• Bob Simmons as Perce's Opponent

References[]

External links[]

• And the Same to You at IMDb