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Alive and Kicking (1959)

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 34M

Director : Cyril Frankel
Writer : Denis Cannan

Synopsis

Three elderly residents of a nursing home, fed up with their monotonous existence, engineer an escape from their drab surroundings and head for an impromptu holiday on an Irish island.

Actors

Sybil Thorndike
Sybil Thorndike
Dora
Kathleen Harrison
Kathleen Harrison
Rosie
Estelle Winwood
Estelle Winwood
Mabel
Stanley Holloway
Stanley Holloway
MacDonagh
Joyce Carey
Joyce Carey
Matron
Eric Pohlmann
Eric Pohlmann
Captain
Colin Gordon
Colin Gordon
Bird Watcher
John Salew
John Salew
Solicitor
Liam Redmond
Liam Redmond
Old Man
Marjorie Rhodes
Marjorie Rhodes
Old Woman
Olive McFarland
Olive McFarland
Lover
Anita Sharp-Bolster
Anita Sharp-Bolster
Postmistress
Paul Farrell
Paul Farrell
Postman
Patrick McAlinney
Patrick McAlinney
Policeman
Raymond Manthorpe
Raymond Manthorpe
Little Boy
Tony Quinn
Tony Quinn
Villager
Harry Hutchinson
Harry Hutchinson
Villager
Brendan O'Dowda
Brendan O'Dowda
Singer
Joseph MacNally
Joseph MacNally
Singer
Richard Harris
Richard Harris
Lover
Liz Fraser
Liz Fraser
George Hilsdon
George Hilsdon
Russian Trawlerman (uncredited)
Totti Truman Taylor
Totti Truman Taylor
Royal Personage (uncredited)

Crews

Cyril Frankel
Cyril Frankel
Director
Denis Cannan
Denis Cannan
Screenplay
Victor Skutezky
Victor Skutezky
Producer
Philip Green
Philip Green
Music
Bernard Gribble
Bernard Gribble
Editor
Robert Lennard
Robert Lennard
Casting
Gilbert Taylor
Gilbert Taylor
Director of Photography

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