Comedy

Strictly for the Birds

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A gambler tries to strike it rich at the racetrack but gets taken by a gorgeous blonde who also happens to be a crook.

Release Date : 1964-03-28

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Independent Artists

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Carol Cleveland

Character Name : Sandra

Original Name : Carol Cleveland

Gender : Female

Tony Tanner

Character Name : Terry Blessing

Original Name : Tony Tanner

Gender : Male

Joan Sims

Character Name : Peggy Bennett

Original Name : Joan Sims

Gender : Female

Graham Stark

Character Name : Hartley Fitzroy-Miles

Original Name : Graham Stark

Gender : Male

Jeanne Moody

Character Name : Claire Snow

Original Name : Jeanne Moody

Gender : Female

Eric Dodson

Character Name : George

Original Name : Eric Dodson

Gender : Male

Toni Palmer

Character Name : Bridget

Original Name : Toni Palmer

Gender : Female

Murray Kash

Character Name : Mario

Original Name : Murray Kash

Gender : Male

Christine Hargreaves

Character Name : Linda Rich

Original Name : Christine Hargreaves

Gender : Female

Juliet Cooke

Character Name : Dorothy

Original Name : Juliet Cooke

Gender : Male

Eddie Leslie

Character Name : Traffic Warden

Original Name : Eddie Leslie

Gender : Male

Duncan Lewis

Character Name : Trilby Hat

Original Name : Duncan Lewis

Gender : Male

Valerie Walsh

Character Name : Maxine

Original Name : Valerie Walsh

Gender : Female

Bernard Goldman

Character Name : Mendoza

Original Name : Bernard Goldman

Gender : Male

Edward Caddick

Character Name : Bookie

Original Name : Edward Caddick

Gender : Male

Tony Hawes

Character Name : Joe

Original Name : Tony Hawes

Gender : Male

Alan Baulch

Character Name : Alfie

Original Name : Alan Baulch

Gender : Male

Pamela Manson

Character Name :

Original Name : Pamela Manson

Gender : Female

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-02-10

This is really just a vehicle for small-time theatre star Tony Tanner, and it's doesn't really add up to much. He ("Terry") is having a good night having found a penny on the street and by one means or another turned it into a tidy twenty quid. There is soon quite a fly in his ointment, though, when an ex turns up and deposits "Alfie" (Alan Baulch) on him, claiming he is their son. What now ensues is a rather predictable series of scenarios that though occasionally lit up by Joan Simms as the landlady "Peggy", these recycle themselves a bit too often. Tanner has timing and some personality, but somehow this film just neuters that quite effectively with a really limiting stage-like production and some borderline inane dialogue. There is plenty of London photography, but after a few scenes that becomes unremarkable too. Saturday afternoon B-feature fodder, that's all, I'm afraid.