Nearly a Nasty Accident

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Nearly a Nasty Accident
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UK theatrical release poster
Directed byDon Chaffey
Written byJack Davies
Hugh Woodhouse
play "Touch Wood" by
David Stringer
David Carr
Produced byBertram Ostrer
StarringJimmy Edwards
Kenneth Connor
Shirley Eaton
Eric Barker
CinematographyPaul Beeson
Edited byBill Lenny
Music byKen Jones
Production
companies
British Lion Films
Bertram Ostrer Productions
Marlow Films Ltd.
Distributed byBritannia Films (UK)
Release dates
  • May 1961 (1961-05) (London)
  • March 28, 1962 (1962-03-28) (Boston)
  • June 27, 1962 (1962-06-27) (New York City)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Nearly a Nasty Accident is a 1961 British comedy film directed by Don Chaffey and starring Jimmy Edwards, Kenneth Connor, Shirley Eaton and Eric Barker.[1]

A mechanically minded but accident-prone aircraftman (Kenneth Connor) creates chaos and arouses the anger of a promotion-seeking Group Captain (Jimmy Edwards).[2]

Cast

Critical response

The New York Times called the film "essentially a one-joke comedy hanging on the thinnest of plots."[3] TV Guide said "Connor is a soldier who is obsessed with repairing things and is fascinated with anything mechanical, in this cute British comedy".[4]

References

  1. ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | NEARLY A NASTY ACCIDENT (1960)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 2009-04-16. Archived from the original on 2009-01-15. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
  2. ^ "Nearly a Nasty Accident | BFI | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
  3. ^ Eleanor Mannikka (2014). "Nearly-a-Nasty-Accident - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
  4. ^ "Nearly A Nasty Accident Review". Movies.tvguide.com. Retrieved 2014-03-07.

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