Raising the Wind

Raising the Wind

'Carry On' director Gerald Thomas helms this comedy caper featuring early appearances by James Robertson Justice, Sid James, Leslie Phillips, Kenneth Williams, Liz Fraser and Eric Barker. The film follows the hi-jinks of a group of music students who move into a shared flat in order to cut costs and have somewhere to practice their instruments. Things get tricky when Mervyn Hughes (Phillips) accidentally sells one of his compositions to an advertising agency and risks losing his scholarship. Can he and his friends find a way to raise the money to buy back the song rights?

Cast for Raising the Wind...

James Robertson Justice
Sir Benjamin Boyd
Leslie Phillips
Mervyn Hughes
Paul Massie
Malcolm Stewart
Kenneth Williams
Harold Chesney
Liz Fraser
Miranda Kennaway
Eric Barker
Dr. Morgan Rutherford
Jennifer Jayne
Jill Clemons
Jimmy Thompson
Alex Spendlove
Esma Cannon
Mrs. Deevens
Victor Maddern
Removal Man
Joan Hickson
Mrs. Bostwick
Ambrosine Phillpotts
Mrs. Featherstone
Peter Byrne
1st Horn
Brian Oulton
Concert Agent
Douglas Ives
Street Musician
Peter Howell
Prof. Lumb
George Woodbridge
Yorkshire Orchestra Leader
Cyril Chamberlain
L.A.M.A. Porter
Peter Burton
1st Viola
Erik Chitty
Elderly Man at Concert
Henry Davies
Carpenter
Nigel Arkwright
4th Cellist
John Antrobus
Street Musician
Tom Clegg
Street Musician
Frank Forsyth
Prof. Gerald Abrahams
Terence Holland
1st Trombone
Oliver Johnston
Prof. Parkin
Ian Wilson
Street Musician - Drummer
Michael Miller
Barman Mike
Wallace Bosco
Man at Concert (uncredited)
Kenneth Kove
Street Musician (uncredited)
Guy Standeven
Messiah Vocalist (uncredited)
Charles Stanley
Removal Man (uncredited)
Reg Thomason
Man in Pub (uncredited)
Bob Todd
Street Musician - Accordianist (uncredited)