Raising the Wind (1961 film)

Raising the Wind
Directed by	Gerald Thomas
Produced by	Peter Rogers
Written by	Bruce Montgomery
Starring	James Robertson Justice Leslie Phillips Kenneth Williams
Music by	Edmund Crispin
Cinematography	Alan Hume
Distributed by	Anglo-Amalgamated
Release dates	1961
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Raising the Wind is a 1961 British comedy film written by Bruce Montgomery and directed by Gerald Thomas. It starred James Robertson Justice, Leslie Phillips, Kenneth Williams, Liz Fraser, Eric Barker and Sid James. It is set in an elite music school.

Raising the Wind uses a cast of actors drawn from the Carry On and Doctor films that were popular at the time, although it is not an official member of either series.

Cast

• James Robertson Justice as Sir Benjamin Boyd
• Leslie Phillips as Mervyn Hughes
• Paul Massie as Malcolm Stewart
• Kenneth Williams as Harold Chesney
• Liz Fraser as Miranda Kennaway
• Eric Barker as Dr. Morgan Rutherford
• Jennifer Jayne as Jill Clemons
• Jimmy Thompson as Alex Spendlove
• Sid James as Sid
• Esma Cannon as Mrs. Deevens
• Geoffrey Keen as Sir John
• Jill Ireland as Janet
• Victor Maddern as Removal Man
• Lance Percival as Harry
• Joan Hickson as Mrs. Bostwick
• David Lodge as Taxi Driver
• Ambrosine Phillpotts as Mrs. Featherstone
• Brian Oulton as Concert Agent
• Christine Andres Coombs as Violin player
• Leonard Hirsch as Orchestra leader violin
• Jim Dale as Young Cheeky Violinist

External links

• Raising the Wind at the Internet Movie Database