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Comedy

The Wrong Box

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In Victorian England, a fortune now depends on which of two brothers outlives the other—or can be made to have seemed to do so.

Release Date : 1966-06-19

Language :EnglishSwahili

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Salamander Film Productions

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

John Mills

Character Name : Masterman Finsbury

Original Name : John Mills

Gender : Male

Ralph Richardson

Character Name : Joseph Finsbury

Original Name : Ralph Richardson

Gender : Male

Michael Caine

Character Name : Michael Hubert Gregory Finsbury

Original Name : Michael Caine

Gender : Male

Peter Cook

Character Name : Morris Finsbury

Original Name : Peter Cook

Gender : Male

Dudley Moore

Character Name : John Finsbury

Original Name : Dudley Moore

Gender : Male

Nanette Newman

Character Name : Julia Finsbury

Original Name : Nanette Newman

Gender : Female

Tony Hancock

Character Name : Detective

Original Name : Tony Hancock

Gender : Male

Peter Sellers

Character Name : Doctor Pratt

Original Name : Peter Sellers

Gender : Male

Cicely Courtneidge

Character Name : Major Martha

Original Name : Cicely Courtneidge

Gender : Female

Wilfrid Lawson

Character Name : Peacock

Original Name : Wilfrid Lawson

Gender : Male

Thorley Walters

Character Name : Patience

Original Name : Thorley Walters

Gender : Male

Gerald Sim

Character Name : 1st Undertaker

Original Name : Gerald Sim

Gender : Male

Peter Graves

Character Name : Military Officer

Original Name : Peter Graves

Gender : Male

Irene Handl

Character Name : Mrs. Hackett

Original Name : Irene Handl

Gender : Female

Norman Bird

Character Name : Clergyman

Original Name : Norman Bird

Gender : Male

John Le Mesurier

Character Name : Doctor Slattery

Original Name : John Le Mesurier

Gender : Male

Hilton Edwards

Character Name : Lawyer

Original Name : Hilton Edwards

Gender : Male

Norman Rossington

Character Name : 1st Rough

Original Name : Norman Rossington

Gender : Male

Diane Clare

Character Name : Mercy

Original Name : Diane Clare

Gender : Female

Tutte Lemkow

Character Name : Strangler

Original Name : Tutte Lemkow

Gender : Male

Jeremy Lloyd

Character Name : Brian Allen Harvey

Original Name : Jeremy Lloyd

Gender : Male

James Villiers

Character Name : Sydney Whitcombe Sykes

Original Name : James Villiers

Gender : Male

Graham Stark

Character Name : Ian Scott Fife

Original Name : Graham Stark

Gender : Male

Dick Gregory

Character Name : Leicester Young Fielding

Original Name : Dick Gregory

Gender : Male

Nicholas Parsons

Character Name : Alan Frazer Scrope

Original Name : Nicholas Parsons

Gender : Male

Willoughby Goddard

Character Name : James Whyte Wragg

Original Name : Willoughby Goddard

Gender : Male

Valentine Dyall

Character Name : Oliver Pike Harmsworth

Original Name : Valentine Dyall

Gender : Male

Leonard Rossiter

Character Name : Vyvyan Alistair Montague

Original Name : Leonard Rossiter

Gender : Male

Hamilton Dyce

Character Name : Derek Lloyd Peter Digby

Original Name : Hamilton Dyce

Gender : Male

Timothy Bateson

Character Name : Clerk

Original Name : Timothy Bateson

Gender : Male

Donald Oliver

Character Name : Gunner Sergeant

Original Name : Donald Oliver

Gender : Male

Totti Truman Taylor

Character Name : Lady at Launching

Original Name : Totti Truman Taylor

Gender : Female

Jeremy Roughton

Character Name : Bugler

Original Name : Jeremy Roughton

Gender : Male

Frank Singuineau

Character Name : Native Bearer

Original Name : Frank Singuineau

Gender : Male

Michael Lees

Character Name : Young Digby

Original Name : Michael Lees

Gender : Male

Avis Bunnage

Character Name : Queen Victoria

Original Name : Avis Bunnage

Gender : Female

Gwendolyn Watts

Character Name : Maidservant

Original Name : Gwendolyn Watts

Gender : Female

Vanda Godsell

Character Name : Mrs. Goodge

Original Name : Vanda Godsell

Gender : Female

Marianne Stone

Character Name : Spinster

Original Name : Marianne Stone

Gender : Female

John Junkin

Character Name : 1st Engine Driver

Original Name : John Junkin

Gender : Male

Roy Murray

Character Name : Stoker

Original Name : Roy Murray

Gender : Male

Donald Tandy

Character Name : Ticket Collector

Original Name : Donald Tandy

Gender : Male

Lionel Gamlin

Character Name : 2nd Engine Driver

Original Name : Lionel Gamlin

Gender : Male

Martin Terry

Character Name : Stoker

Original Name : Martin Terry

Gender : Male

Michael Bird

Character Name : Countryman

Original Name : Michael Bird

Gender : Male

George Selway

Character Name : Railway Vanman

Original Name : George Selway

Gender : Male

Josef Behrmann

Character Name : Railway Vanman

Original Name : Josef Behrmann

Gender : Male

Thomas Gallagher

Character Name : 2nd Rough

Original Name : Thomas Gallagher

Gender : Male

Charlie Bird

Character Name : Bonn's Vanmen

Original Name : Charlie Bird

Gender : Male

Tony Thawnton

Character Name : 2nd Undertaker

Original Name : Tony Thawnton

Gender : Male

Reg Lye

Character Name : 3rd Undertaker

Original Name : Reg Lye

Gender : Male

George Spence

Character Name : Workman in Road

Original Name : George Spence

Gender : Male

Penny Brahms

Character Name : Twittering Female on the Moors

Original Name : Penny Brahms

Gender : Female

Andrea Allan

Character Name : Girl on Train

Original Name : Andrea Allan

Gender : Female

David Lodge

Character Name : Corpse Remover

Original Name : David Lodge

Gender : Male

Juliet Mills

Character Name : Mannish Woman on Train

Original Name : Juliet Mills

Gender : Female

André Morell

Character Name : Club Butler

Original Name : André Morell

Gender : Male

Maria Kazan

Character Name : Twittering Female on the Moors

Original Name : Maria Kazan

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-09-14

Bryan Forbes is to be commended for assembling a glittering cast in this rather plodding adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel. It centres around the fate of a £20,000 fortune - the result of a tontine between 20 families who each invested £1,000 in a lottery than would provide the entire fund for whichever of their young children survived! Over the course of time, nature takes it's course until, sixty years later, we are left with two brothers. "Masterman" (John Mills) and "Joseph" (Sir Ralph Richardson). The former is a conspiring old fellow who really cares about the cash - a feeling shared by his plotting grandson "Michael" (Michael Caine). The latter - who doesn't really care about the cash - a rather charming old buffoon with a tale to tell of just about everything, being kept going for as long as possible by his scheming nephews Peter Cook ("Morris"), Dudley Moore ("John") and charming neice Nanette Newman ("Julia"). The scene is now set for a series of lightly amusing escapades with a few cameos from (policeman) Tony Hancock, (doctor) Peter Sellers and a wonderfully paced (quite literally) effort from Wilfred Lawson as the butler "Peacock" leading to a rather farcical conclusion in a graveyard. It is certainly a great looking film, John Barry provides one of his less distinctive scores and the film really moves along quickly. It just wasn't funny. The impending jokes could be seen from space, and aside from Lawson, and Sir Ralph's nigh on perfect portrayal of the doting old "Joseph", the characters provide more for a star-studded gathering for the sake it it, rather for the cohesiveness of the (admittedly quite fun) plot. Not one of RLS's finest stories, this - it tries to ridicule the "virtues" of 19th century Britain, but this production lacks subtlety, wit to achieve that goal. It really overcooks the perceived eccentricities of the characters - especially with Messrs. Cook and Moore. There was a certain style of comedy and comedian prevailing in the UK in the 1960s - fans of which may get much more from this. As it is, though, I struggled with it.