The read
It runs a compact 1h 10m.
Synopsis
Dickie Dreadnought is the boxing-mad nephew of pious clergyman Reverend Sydney Mullet. To mollify his disapproving uncle, Dickie embarks on an elaborate plan to keep his budding boxing career a secret, with he and his tough-talking promoter Wally Burton both pretending to be devout 'men of the cloth'.
Ratings
IMDb5.4/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- George PollockDirector
- John Paddy CarstairsScreenplay
- Philip GreenOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Brian RixDickie 'Dreadnought' Marchant
- William HartnellWalter 'Wally' Burton
- Tommy CooperHorace Hawkins
- Vera DayCynthia Tripp
- Sidney JamesSammy Gatt
- Tony WrightPercy Gibbons
- Leo FranklynRev. Sydney Mullet
- John RobinsonArchdeacon Pomphret
- Renée HoustonMildred Pomphret
- Arthur MullardTubby
- Terry ScottPolice Constable
- Shirley Anne FieldIris Collins
Stills
Themes
boxerblack and white