The Plank (1967)
6.2|18 May, 1967|55 min
You'll splinter your sides laughing at this classic of all comedies
6.2|18 May, 1967|55 min
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A slapstick comedy about two workmen delivering planks to a building site. This is done with music and a sort of "wordless dialogue" which consists of a few mumbled sounds to convey the appropriate emotion.
Keywords
slapstick comedy
floorboard
Casts
Tommy Cooper
Larger Workman
Eric Sykes
Smaller Workman
Jimmy Edwards
Policeman
Roy Castle
Delivery Man with boxes
Graham Stark
Amorous Van Driver
Stratford Johns
Station Sergeant
Jim Dale
House Painter
Jimmy Tarbuck
Barman
Hattie Jacques
Woman with Rose
Rex Garner
Tourist
Libby Morris
Tourist
John Junkin
One Eyed Truck Driver
Joan Young
Woman in Bus Queue with fur wrap
Barney Gilbraith
Paint-covered House Owner
Clovissa Newcombe
Girl in Van
Dermot Kelly
Milkman
Anna Carteret
It's Paint Woman
Thomas Gallagher
Man with Beer
Howard Douglas
Old Man
Bill Oddie
Window Cleaner
Kenny Lynch
Dustbin Lorry Driver
Ronnie Brody
Nude Model Carrier
Dave Freeman
UDC Cement Layer
Johnny Speight
Pipe Smoker in Bus Queue
Ian Wilson
Friend of Van Owner
Crews
Eric Sykes
Writer
Eric Sykes
Director
Eric Sykes
Producer
Lorna Selwyn
Continuity
Beryl Vertue
Executive Producer
Brian Fahey
Original Music Composer
Arthur Wooster
Director of Photography
John Pomeroy
Editor
Mike Ford
Art Direction
Frank Turner
Makeup Artist
Christopher Sutton
Production Manager
Stuart Freeman
Assistant Director
Ivo Nightingale
Second Assistant Director
Tristam Cones
Sound Editor
Harvey Harrison
Camera Operator
