It's Not Cricket
Synopsis
Kicked out of Army Intelligence, a pair of upper class twits set up as private detectives. The result is refined English chaos. "This is the regettable story of two Drones who didn't even know their own Zones. It starts in Germany, gets nowhere and stops at nothing." Radford and Wayne, cashiered from the army when they let a captured Nazi escape, become private detectives who later get involved with the same German and a missing diamond ...
Top Cast
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Basil Radford
Maj. Bright
Naunton Wayne
Capt. Early
Susan Shaw
Primrose Brown
Maurice Denham
Otto Fisch
Nigel Buchanan
Gerald Lawson
Alan Wheatley
Felix
Jane Carr
Virginia Briscoe
Patrick Waddington
Valentine Christmas
Edward Lexy
Brig. Falcon
Leslie Dwyer
Batman
Frederick Piper
Yokel
Diana Dors
Blonde
Mary Hinton
Lady Lawson
Margaret Withers
Mrs. Falcon
Brian Oulton
Simon Herbage
John Boxer
MP #1
Cyril Chamberlain
MP #2
Charles Cullum
Sir Leslie Lawson
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Roy Rich, Alfred Roome
- Screenplay & Story
- Lyn Lockwood, Bernard McNabb
- Original Score
- Arthur Wilkinson
- Original Title
- It's Not Cricket
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Production Studios
- Gainsborough Pictures, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Roy Rich, Alfred Roome
Lyn Lockwood, Bernard McNabb
Arthur Wilkinson
Esmond Seal
Betty E. Box
Department Leadership Roster
Lyn Lockwood
Screenplay
Roy Rich
Director
Alfred Roome
Director
Bernard McNabb
Screenplay
Esmond Seal
Editor
Betty E. Box
Producer
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What is It's Not Cricket about?
Kicked out of Army Intelligence, a pair of upper class twits set up as private detectives. The result is refined English chaos. "This is the regettable story of two Drones who didn't even know their own Zones. It starts in Germany, gets nowhere and stops at nothing." Radford and Wayne, cashiered from the army when they let a captured Nazi escape, become private detectives who later get involved with the same German and a missing diamond ...
Who directed It's Not Cricket?
It's Not Cricket was directed by Roy Rich, Alfred Roome.
Who stars in It's Not Cricket?
The principal cast of It's Not Cricket includes Basil Radford, Naunton Wayne, Susan Shaw, Maurice Denham, Nigel Buchanan.
When was It's Not Cricket released and how long is it?
It's Not Cricket was released in 1949 with a total runtime of 1h 17m.
Who composed the musical score for It's Not Cricket?
The original motion picture soundtrack for It's Not Cricket was composed by Arthur Wilkinson.