United Kingdom / Aug 07, 1949
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A detective gets involved with a wealthy socialite who can't seem to stop hiccuping.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jon Pertwee | Headwaiter |
| Wilfrid Hyde-White | Dr. B. Jekyll |
| Peter Haddon | Major Basil Beagle |
| Geoffrey Sumner | Humphrey Beagle |
| Zena Marshall | Giselle |
| Colin Gordon | Chadbeater Longwick |
| Judith Furse | Mrs. Martin |
| Edmund Willard | Ezekial |
| Robert Lamouret | The 'Duck' Man |
| Henry Kendall | Lord Bruce Carlton |
| Bill Fraser | Oliver Cromwell |
| Shirl Conway | Cabaret Star |
| George Benson | Temporary Waiter |
| Sandra Dorne | Receptionist |
| Patricia Raine | Amber |
| Ronald Adam | Director General of the BBC (uncredited) |
| Michael Balfour | Barman (uncredited) |
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| Johnny Briggs | BBC Page Boy (uncredited) |
| Esma Cannon | Autograph Huntress (uncredited) |
| Cyril Chamberlain | (uncredited) |
| Andrew Crawford | First BBC Announcer (uncredited) |
| Valentine Dyall | Man Telling Story at BBC (uncredited) |
| Danny Green | Liftman (uncredited) |
| Kenneth Griffith | Nick Martin's BBC Colleague (uncredited) |
| Anne Gunning | Young Woman (uncredited) |
| James Hayter | Inn Landlord (uncredited) |
| Glynis Johns | Miranda Trewella (uncredited) |
| Michael Medwin | Man Giving BBC Boxing Talk (uncredited) |
| Hal Osmond | Radio Sound-Effects Man (uncredited) |
| Brian Oulton | BBC Producer (uncredited) |
| Wally Patch | BBC Commissionaire (uncredited) |
| Dennis Price | Lord Byron (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Basil Radford | Maj. Bright (uncredited) |
| Harry Secombe | Alf (uncredited) |
| Anthony Steel | (uncredited) |
| David Ward | Ghost (uncredited) |
| Michael Ward | News Reader (uncredited) |
| Richard Wattis | Compere of Nick Nack Show (uncredited) |
| Naunton Wayne | Capt. Early (uncredited) |
Genres
ComedyRomanceFantasy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Helter Skelter |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Gainsborough Pictures |
| Release date | 7 agosto 1949 |
| Production | Antony Darnborough, Alfred Roome |
| Writer | Patrick Campbell |
| Editing | Bob Wilson |
| Cinematography | Jack Asher, Bernard Lewis |
| Assistant directors | Edward Joseph, Ralph Thomas |
| Camera operators | Bernard Lewis, Jack Asher |
| Additional photography | Bernard Lewis, Jack Asher |
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| Production design | George Provis, John Elphick |
| Art direction | George Provis, John Elphick |
| Set decoration | George Provis, John Elphick |
| Music | Francis Chagrin, Bill Salter, B. C. Sewell, Muir Mathieson, Sydney Wiles |
| Sound | Bill Salter, B. C. Sewell, Muir Mathieson, Francis Chagrin, Sydney Wiles |
| Costume design | Joan Ellacott, W.T. Partleton |
| Makeup | W.T. Partleton, Joan Ellacott |
| Hairstyling | W.T. Partleton, Joan Ellacott |
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