The Night We Got the Bird (1960)
1h 18m
Running Time
November 3, 1960Release Date
The Night We Got the Bird (1960)
1h 18m
Running Time
November 3, 1960Release Date
Plot.
Good natured comic caper charting the misadventures of a hapless bunch of Brighton based petty crooks dogged with disaster at every turn.
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Cast & Crew.
Brian Rix
Bertie Skidmore
Dora Bryan
Julie Skidmore
Ronald Shiner
Cecil Gibson
Leo Franklyn
Victor Sellars
Irene Handl
Ma
Darcy Conyers
Director
Liz Fraser
Fay Sellars
Ray Cooney
Writer
Tony Hilton
Writer
John Le Mesurier
Clerk of the Court
Basil Thomas
Writer
John Slater
Wolf Mannheim (Manny)
Reginald Beckwith
Chippendale Charlie
S.D. Onions
Cinematographer
Terry Scott
P.C Lovejoy / PC Lovejoy
Vincent Harding
Ben Green
Denis Shaw
Manny's Stooge
Gerald Cross
Uncle Arthur
Vera Pearce
Aunt
Grace Denbeigh-Russell
Aunt
Jennifer Phipps
Mrs. Jackson
Kynaston Reeves
Mr. Warre-Monger
Basil Lord
Bus Conductor
Penelope Honor
Girl in Aviary
Thomas Muschamp
RSPCA Official
Henry B. Longhurst
Vicar
Geoffrey Colville
Curate
Wynne Clark
Miss Hawkesworth
Sheila Mercier
School Mistress
Anthony Masters
Art Direction
Elspet Gray
Woman with Dog
Anne Box
Hairstylist
Details.
Wiki.
The Night We Got the Bird is a 1961 British comedy film and a follow-up to the 1959 film The Night We Dropped a Clanger. Directed by Darcy Conyers and starring Brian Rix, Dora Bryan, Ronald Shiner and Irene Handl. it is based on Basil Thomas's play "The Love Birds", and was the last film appearance by Ronald Shiner.
The title references a phrase in British English with its origin in the world of 19th century theatre, where it was customary to hiss like a goose to express disapproval.