Captain Busby: The Even Tenour of Her Ways (1967)

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 16M

Director : Ann Wolff

Synopsis

The first half of Ann Wolff's BFI-funded short sees the eponymous captain (played by O'Connor) enacting the bizarre actions of the verse, chewing his beard, bouncing through a window and "frowning at a passing ceiling". In the second half, a curious interplay involving a carrot unfolds at a railway station.

Actors

Eileen Colgan
Eileen Colgan
Mother
Philip O’Connor
Philip O’Connor
Captain Busby
Quentin Crisp
Quentin Crisp
Stationmaster
Martina Mayne
Martina Mayne
Marcella
Peter Hurst-Smith
Peter Hurst-Smith
Porter
Martin Canter
Martin Canter
M and Official

Crews

Ann Wolff
Ann Wolff
Director
Philip O’Connor
Philip O’Connor
Writer
Ann Wolff
Ann Wolff
Producer
Marc Wilkinson
Marc Wilkinson
Music