I'm All Right Jack (1959)

Director:

John Boulting

Writers:

John Boulting (screenplay)
Alan Hackney (screenplay)
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Release Date:

8 April 1960 (Denmark)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Three of England's Top Comedians...One Big Laugh Riot!

Plot:

Naive Stanley Windrush returns from the war, his mind set on a successful career in business. Much to his own dismay...

Plot Keywords:

Naive | Strike | Industrial Town | Corruption | Time And Motion

Awards:

Won 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Ian Carmichael	...	Stanley Windrush
Terry-Thomas	...	Major Hitchcock
Peter Sellers	...	Fred Kite / Sir John Kennaway
Richard Attenborough	...	Sidney De Vere Cox
Dennis Price	...	Bertram Tracepurcel
Margaret Rutherford	...	Aunt Dolly
Irene Handl	...	Mrs. Kite
Liz Fraser	...	Cynthia Kite
Miles Malleson	...	Windrush Snr
Marne Maitland	...	Mr. Mohammed
John Le Mesurier	...	Waters
Raymond Huntley	...	Magistrate
Victor Maddern	...	Knowles
Kenneth Griffith	...	Dai
Fred Griffiths	...	Charlie
Donal Donnelly	...	Perce Carter
John Comer	...	Shop Steward
Sam Kydd	...	Shop Steward
Cardew Robinson	...	Shop Steward
Tony Comer	...	Shop Steward
Bruce Wightman	...	Shop Steward
Bill Rayment	...	Shop Steward (as Billy Rayment)
Ronnie Stevens	...	Hooper
Martin Boddey	...	Num Yum's Executive
Brian Oulton	...	Appts. Board Examiner
Malcolm Muggeridge	...	T.V. Panel Chairman
John Glyn-Jones	...	Detto Executive
Pauline Winter	...	Miss Forsdyke
Maurice Colbourne	...	Missiles Director
Jeremy White	...	Young Chemist
Robin Ray	...	Young Chemist
Michael Bates	...	Bootle
John Van Eyssen	...	Reporter
Robert Bruce	...	Reporter
Michael Ward	...	Reporter
Stringer Davis	...	Reporter
Tony Spear	...	Reporter
Arthur Skinner	...	Photographer
William Peacock	...	Photographer
Eynon Evans	...	Truscott
Esma Cannon	...	Spencer
Robert S. Young	...	Owens (as Robert Young)
Roy Purcell	...	Police Inspector
Marianne Stone	...	T.V. Receptionist
Terry Scott	...	Crawley
Marion Shaw	...	Tea Girl
Wally Patch	...	Workman
Alun Owen	...	T.V. Producer
Muriel Young	...	T.V. Announcer
Frank Phillips	...	B.B.C. Announcer
Ian Wilson	...	Evangelist
Margaret Lacey	...	Empire Loyalist
George Selway	...	Union Jack Workman
Alan Wilson	...	Union Jack Workman
David Lodge	...	Card Player
Keith Smith	...	Card Player
Kenneth J. Warren	...	Card Player (as Kenneth Warren)
Basil Dignam	...	Minister of Labour
Harry Locke	...	Trade Union Official
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Leyton	...	Recruit to Detto (uncredited)

Directed by
John Boulting

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
John Boulting		screenplay
Alan Hackney		screenplay
Alan Hackney		story "Private Life"
Frank Harvey		screenplay

Produced by
Roy Boulting	....	producer

Original Music by
Ken Hare

Cinematography by
Mutz Greenbaum		(as Max Greene)

Film Editing by
Anthony Harvey

Art Direction by
William C. Andrews		(as Bill Andrews)

Makeup Department
David Aylott	....	makeup artist (as Dave Aylott)
Barbara Ritchie	....	hair stylist
Eric Allwright	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Adrian D. Worker	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Philip Shipway	....	assistant director
Denis Johnson Jr.	....	third assistant director (uncredited)
Julian Mackintosh	....	second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
William Hutchinson	....	draughtsman (uncredited)
Peter James	....	set dresser (uncredited)
James Sawyer	....	draughtsman (uncredited)
A.J. Van Montagu	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Tony Woollard	....	draughtsman (uncredited)

Sound Department
Chris Greenham	....	sound editor
Red Law	....	sound recordist
George Stephenson	....	sound recordist
Jack Davies	....	boom operator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Allwork	....	camera operator
John Jordan	....	focus puller (uncredited)
Laurie Ridley	....	still photographer (uncredited)
Jack Sullivan	....	chief electrician (uncredited)
Trevor Wrenn	....	clapper loader (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
John McCorry	....	wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)

Editorial Department
John Poyner	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Ron Goodwin	....	music arranger
Ron Goodwin	....	musical director

Other crew
Olga Brook	....	continuity (as Olga Brooke)
David Ffolkes	....	title designer (uncredited)
Michael ffolkes	....	titles (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Charter Film Productions

Distributors

• British Lion Film Corporation (1959) (UK) (theatrical)
• Lion International Films (1960) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia Pictures (1960) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Warner Home Video (1989) (UK) (video)

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

Iceland:L | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Australia:PG (TV rating) | Australia:G | Finland:S | UK:U

Filming Locations:

Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK

Company:

Charter Film Productions

Quotes:

Cynthia: [works canteen meeting - bored expression] What's 'e talkin' about, then?
Stanley: Commercial intercourse with foreigners.
Cynthia: [eyes light up - chews gum faster]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Making of 'The Producers' (2002) (V)

Soundtrack:

I'm All Right, Jack

Why cant they make films like this anymore

I remember seeing this film at the ABC Golders Green when it first came out and it seemed pretty funny then.It was on Channel 4 recently and i just believe that this gets better with age.I just wonder why cant they make films like this anymore.Do we have to rely on TV and "Little Britain"to satirise modern Britain.There are just so many small as well as big laughs .It makes you think whether you saw that first time round.Everything about this film was so true about Britain at the time that it was made.I recall that the Boultings were involved with a dispute with trade unions over which they litigated and which i believe they lost.This was their way of getting revenge.Every character is perfectly cast from Sam Kydd and his memorable stutter to dear Margaret Rutherford who was at her comedic zenith in the cinema at that time.Of course Peter Sellers gives what must be one of the top 5 comedic performances in British cinema.His shop steward is just so perfect.Oh why don't they make films like this anymore?