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Status
Released
Release
1956
Runtime
1h 21m
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"A RIOT OF A COMEDY"
Battle-axe Emma Hornett dominates her hen-pecked husband Henry, his meek sister Edie and daughter Shirley. Shirley is to marry young sailor Albert,raised in an orphanage,and he and best man Carnoustie stay with the Hornetts on the eve of the wedding.
16 Cast Members
Peggy Mount
Emma Hornett
Shirley Eaton
Shirley Hornett
Ronald Lewis
Albert Tuffnell
Cyril Smith
Henry Hornett
Esma Cannon
Edie Hornett
Gordon Jackson
Carnoustie Bligh
Geoffrey Keen
Rev Mr. Purefoy
Thora Hird
Mrs Lack
Joy Webster
Daphne Pink
Eliot Makeham
Uncle Brummell
Fred Griffiths
Taxi Driver
Edie Martin
Little Woman In Church
Barbara Hicks
Little Girl's Mother
Alfie Bass
Organist (Uncredited)
Michael Caine
Sailor (Uncredited)
Paul Eddington
Bearded Sailor (Uncredited)