

8 votes
1978
1h 30m
A demobbed soldier, Gordon Laid, returning from World War II meets Maxine Lupercal, a member of a traveling troupe of actors returning to England on the same ship. As Gordon closely resembles a member of the troupe of actors, mistaken identity causes him to become embroiled in various murders and an international espionage plot involving a cigarette lighter that strangely affects electricity. The action reaches its comical climax on stage with Gordon and his double as the spies and the police converge on the theatre is a desperate attempt to retrieve the missing cigarette lighter.
Directed by James Kenelm Clarke

Fiona Richmond
Maxine Lupercal
Robin Askwith
Gordon Laid / Jimsy Deveroo
Anthony Steel
Moncrieff Dovecraft
Graham Stark
Inspector Nugent
Linda Hayden
Gloria
Roland Curram
Rupert Dorchester
Tony Haygarth
Sgt. CostelloMurray Salem
Heavy
Ted Burnett
HeavyRichard Manuel
Fenton UmfrevilleCharles Pemberton
PC BaxterShaun Curry
GreenleafFanny Carby
Lady in Phone Booth
Patrick Holt
The Commissioner
Peter Cartwright
Film Director
David Sterne
Sgt. Millicent
James Marcus
RusperAnna Chen
Oriental GirlLisa Taylor
EleanorJayne Lester
Young TartStatus
Released
Release date
May 1, 1978
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
English

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