''Nothing Barred'' is a 1961 British black and white
comedy film
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directed by
Darcy Conyers
Darcy Conyers (1919–1973) was a British screenwriter, actor, producer and film director. He is sometimes credited as D'Arcy Conyers.
He was the founder and creator of Bistro Vino in South Kensington, London, in 1964 - possibly the first casua ...
and starring
Brian Rix
Brian Norman Roger Rix, Baron Rix, (27 January 1924 – 20 August 2016) was an English actor-manager, who produced a record-breaking sequence of long-running farces on the London stage, including ''Dry Rot'', '' Simple Spymen'' and ''One for ...
,
Leo Franklyn
Leo Franklyn (7 April 1897 – 17 September 1975) was an English actor. Much of his early career was in Edwardian musical comedy; in his later career he was chiefly associated with farce.
In the years between the First and Second World Wars, ...
and
Naunton Wayne
Naunton Wayne (born Henry Wayne Davies, 22 June 1901 – 17 November 1970), was a Welsh character actor, born in Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales. He was educated at Clifton College. His name was changed by deed poll in 1933.
Stage actor
His fir ...
.
Plot
Penniless Lord Whitebait (Naunton Wayne) plans to save his dwindling fortunes by opening his stately home, Whitebait Manor near
Egham, to the public. But public interest proves minimal, and with rapidly mounting debts and the spiralling costs of his daughter's upcoming wedding threatening to ruin him, Whitebait is forced to take desperate measures. He and his servant Spankforth (Charles Heslop) plot to stage the theft of a valuable painting from Whitebait Manor.
They go to
Wormwood Scrubs
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prison to collect a suitable prisoner being released, but in error collect Wilfred Sapling (Brian Rix), a plumber who has been doing repairs in the prison. Their conversation to get the man to steal a painting is at cross purposes and he thinks they are discussing plumbing.
Meanwhile, elsewhere, a burglar Barger chooses his next target and throws a dart at a map, hitting the town of
Egham.
Barger attempts to rob Whitebait Manor but is caught and sent to prison
Sapling goes to the prison to repair the plumbing and helps Barger and other convicts escape
The group of convicts led by Barger escape through the sewers dressed as a church choir. Sapling follows them and he in turn is pursued by PC Budgie.
Sapling and Barger steal a police car to escape but are caught by the police
Cast
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Brian Rix
Brian Norman Roger Rix, Baron Rix, (27 January 1924 – 20 August 2016) was an English actor-manager, who produced a record-breaking sequence of long-running farces on the London stage, including ''Dry Rot'', '' Simple Spymen'' and ''One for ...
- Wilfred Sapling
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Leo Franklyn
Leo Franklyn (7 April 1897 – 17 September 1975) was an English actor. Much of his early career was in Edwardian musical comedy; in his later career he was chiefly associated with farce.
In the years between the First and Second World Wars, ...
- Barger
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Naunton Wayne
Naunton Wayne (born Henry Wayne Davies, 22 June 1901 – 17 November 1970), was a Welsh character actor, born in Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales. He was educated at Clifton College. His name was changed by deed poll in 1933.
Stage actor
His fir ...
- Lord Whitebait
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Charles Heslop
Charles Heslop (8 June 1883 in Thames Ditton, England – 13 April 1966) was a British actor.
His stage successes include a musical version of '' Tons of Money'', which toured Australia for Hugh J. Ward in 1924, co-starring Dot Brunton.
He ...
- Spankforth
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Ann Firbank
Ann Firbank (born 9 January 1933) is an actress of film, television, and stage whose career extends from 1956. One of Firbank's more notable roles is her 1971 portrayal of Anne Elliot in the serial ''Persuasion'', an adaptation of Jane Austen's ...
- Lady Katherine
*
John Slater John Slater may refer to:
Business and government
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- Warder Lockitt
*
Vera Pearce
Annie Vera Pearce (27 May 1895 – 18 January 1966) was an Australian stage and film actress. Her lengthy career was carried out in both her home country and in England.
Biography
Born in Broken Hill (New South Wales), Pearce spent much of he ...
- Lady Millicent
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Arnold Bell
Arnold Bell (23 May 1901 – 12 March 1988) was a British actor.
Selected filmography
* ''Convict 99'' (1919) - Warder Gannawy
* '' Doctor Josser K.C.'' (1931)
* '' Josser in the Army'' (1932) - Becker
* ''Doss House'' (1933) - Reporter
* '' ...
- Governor
*
Alexander Gauge - Traffic Policeman
*
Jack Watling - Peter Brewster
*
Irene Handl - Elsie
*
Bernard Cribbins - the lodger
*
Wally Patch
Walter Sydney Vinnicombe (26 September 1888 – 27 October 1970) was an English actor and comedian. He worked in film, television and theatre.
Biography
Vinnicombe was born in Willesden, Middlesex and began working on the music hall stages in ...
- Magazine Stall Proprietor (billed as Walter Patch)
*
Wilfrid Lawson - Albert
*
Terry Scott
Owen John "Terry" Scott (4 May 1927 – 26 July 1994) was an English actor and comedian who appeared in seven of the ''Carry On films''. He is also best known for appearing in the BBC1 sitcom ''Terry and June'' with June Whitfield.
Early lif ...
- PC Budgie
*
Henry Kendall - Parson
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Lionel Ngakane
Lionel Ngakane (17 July 1928 – 26 November 2003) was a South African filmmaker and actor, who lived in exile in the United Kingdom from the 1950s until 1994, when he returned to South Africa after the end of apartheid. His 1965 film ''Jemima a ...
- Convict
* Raymond Ray - Convict
*
Andrew Sachs - Convict
*
Denis Shaw
Denis Shaw (7 February 1921 – 28 February 1971) was a British character actor specialising in slimy villains. Born in Dulwich as Douglas Findlay Shaw, he was a rotund man, with dark, wavy hair and slanty eyes. This appearance meant he would ...
- Convict
Critical reception
''
TV Guide
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'' gave the film two out of four stars, and noted, "Another amusing farce by the Rix-Conyers team."
References
External links
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1961 films
1961 comedy films
British comedy films
1960s English-language films
1960s British films
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