Folly to Be Wise (1953)

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • Rev. William Paris

      Alastair Sim

    • George Prout

      Roland Culver

    • Angela Prout

      Elizabeth Allan

    • Professor James Mutch

      Colin Gordon

    • Lady Dodd

      Martita Hunt

    • Jessie Killegrew

      Janet Brown

    • Walter

      Peter Martyn

    • Dr. Hector McAdam

      Miles Malleson

    • Joseph Byres, M.P.

      Edward Chapman

    • drill sergeant

      Cyril Chamberlain

    • drill corporal

      Michael Ripper

    • intellectual corporal

      Robin Bailey

    • staff sergeant

      Michael Kelly

    • [barmaid]

      Charlotte Mitchum

    • [landlord]

      Leslie Weston

    • [soldier in pub]

      Harold Lang

    • [soldier in pub]

      Patrick Westwood

    • [soldier in pub]

      Gilbert Harrison

    • [W.R.A.C.]

      Jo Powell

    • [W.R.A.C.]

      Catherine Finn

    • [W.R.A.C.]

      Enid McCall

    • [W.R.A.C.]

      Maria Charles

    • [visiting brigadier]

      Martin Boddey

    • [soldier in Brains Trust audience]

      George Cole

• Credits

  • Direction:

    • Director

      Frank Launder

    • Assistant Director

      Streeter, Sydney

    • Continuity

      Olga Brook

    Production:

    • [Production Company]

      London Film Productions

    • Produced in association with

      British Lion Film Corporation

    • Producer

      Frank Launder

    • Producer

      Sidney Gilliat

    • Production Manager

      Jack Swinburne

    • Studio

      Shepperton Studios

    Writing:

    • Screenplay

      Frank Launder

    • Screenplay

      John Dighton

    • From the play by

      James Bridie

    Photography:

    • Director of Photography

      Jack Hildyard

    • Camera Operator

      Peter Newbrook

    Editing:

    • Editor

      Thelma Connell

    • Assistant Editor

      Tony Lower

    Design:

    • Art Director

      Arthur Lawson

    Costumes:

    • Miss Allan's costumes designed by

      Anna Duse

    • Wardrobe

      Ivy Baker

    Make-up:

    • Make-up

      Michael Morris

    • Hairdressing

      Fordyce, Ann

    Music:

    • Music

      Temple Abady

    • Music played by

      The New Symphony Orchestra

    • Conductor

      Royalton Kisch

    Sound:

    • Sound Supervisor

      John Cox

    • Sound Recording

      Peter Handford

    • Sound Recording

      Red Law

    • Sound Editor

      Bert Rule