The Plank (1967)
55m
Running Time
May 18, 1967Release Date
Plot.
A slapstick comedy about two workmen delivering planks to a building site. This is done with music and a sort of "wordless dialogue" which consists of a few mumbled sounds to convey the appropriate emotion.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Tommy Cooper
Larger Workman
Eric Sykes
Smaller Workman
Jimmy Edwards
Policeman
Roy Castle
Delivery Man with boxes (Wilfred Bavistock)
Graham Stark
Amorous Van Driver (Harry Nichols)
Stratford Johns
Station Sergeant
Jim Dale
House Painter
Jimmy Tarbuck
Barman
Hattie Jacques
Woman with Rose
Rex Garner
Tourist
Libby Morris
Tourist
John Junkin
One Eyed Truck Driver
Joan Young
Woman in Bus Queue with fur wrap
Barney Gilbraith
Paint-covered House Owner
Jon Penington
Producer
Clovissa Newcombe
Girl in Van
Brian Fahey
Composer
Dermot Kelly
Milkman
Arthur Wooster
Cinematographer
Anna Carteret
It's Paint Woman
John Pomeroy
Editor
John Pomeroy
Editor
Thomas Gallagher
Man with Beer
Howard Douglas
Old Man
Details.
Wiki.
The Plank is a 1967 British slapstick comedy film (51 minutes) made by Associated London Films. It follows the misadventures of two builders who require a floorboard. It was written and directed by Eric Sykes, and produced by Jon Penington. The story was based on an episode of Eric Sykes' BBC comedy series Sykes and a... from 1964, called "Sykes and a Plank".
Although not strictly a silent film, it is unusual in having little dialogue; instead, the film is punctuated by grunts, other vocal noises and sound effects.
The cast features many of the top comedians and comic actors of the time.