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  • | gross = $4,500,000 (US/ Canada)<ref>"Big Rental Films of 1968", ''Variety'', 8 January 1969 p 15. This figure is a rental accruin '''''Prudence and the Pill''''' is a 1968 British [[comedy film]] made by [[Twentieth Century-Fox]]. It was directed by [[Fielder Cook
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  • '''''The Knack …and How to Get It''''' is a 1965 British [[comedy film]] directed by [[Richard Lester]] and starring [[Rita Tushingham]], [[R ...was nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical]], and the film was nominated for [[Golden Globe Award for Best
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  • {{short description|1964 film by Arthur Hiller}} | released = {{Film date|1964|10|27|US|1965|04|15|UK<ref>''The Times'', 15 April 1965, page 17: Film revi
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  • ...ntham]]; and [[Roy Castle]] makes his only ''Carry On'' appearance, in the romantic male lead part usually played by [[Jim Dale]].<ref name="screen">{{cite web ...''Carry On'' staff writer; Rothwell wrote a further nineteen ''Carry On'' films.<ref name="Stevens">{{cite book |last= Stevens |first= Christopher|title= B
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  • ...P.s''''' (also known as '''''Hotel International''''') is a 1963 British [[comedy-drama]] film in [[Metrocolor]] and [[Panavision]]. It was directed by [[Ant ...ms of 1963|newspaper=[[The Times]]|location=London, England|date=3 January 1964|page=4}}</ref> It had admissions of 765,804 in France.<ref>[http://translat
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  • | known_for = [[Carry On (film series)|''Carry On'' films]]<br/>''[['Allo 'Allo!]]'' ...prominence with his appearances in the [[Carry On (franchise)|''Carry On'' films]].
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  • ...ck comedy]], [[Comedy drama]], [[Musicals]], [[Adventure films]], [[Action films]], [[Sex comedies]], [[Western (genre)|Western]] ...rector of comedies, he also directed several drama, musical, and detective films. Late in his career, he took up writing, producing and directing for theate
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  • ...edy]], Murdoch quickly moved on to increasingly prominent roles in musical comedy and [[revue]] in the [[West End theatre|West End]] and on tour. He made his ...a panel game that combined humour and erudition, in which he appeared from 1964 to 1973.
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  • ...aracters|Cato]] in the ''[[The Pink Panther (film series)|Pink Panther]]'' films. He made appearances in many television programmes, including a portrayal o ...when he least expected it to keep him alert, usually resulting in a ruined romantic encounter or Clouseau's flat being completely destroyed. Amid the chaos, th
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  • ...ctor. He performed on stage, in film, in television dramas and [[Situation comedy|sitcoms]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Anton Rodgers |work=telegraph.co.uk |url=h ...the comically corrupt French policeman who aided [[Michael Caine]] in his romantic/financial schemes in ''[[Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (film)|Dirty Rotten Scound
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  • .../archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/comedy/comedians/the-25-best-comedy-duos/peter-cook-and-dudley-moore/ |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access His career as a comedy film actor was marked by hit films, particularly ''[[Bedazzled (1967 film)|Bedazzled]]'' (1967), set in [[Swin
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  • ...am also worked on two books, ''Private Eye on London'' and ''Private Eye's Romantic England'' that make heavy use of his cartooning talents. One of the first ' ==Films, television and radio==
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  • {{Short description|List of actors who have appeared in Carry On films}} ...a list of actors who have appeared in [[Carry On (franchise)|''Carry On'' films]].
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  • ...had a long run in ''[[Under the Counter (musical)|Under the Counter]]'', a comedy in which she received glowing notices. Notable among her other successes w ...starring role was Eileen Cavanagh in the long-running [[Edwardian musical comedy]] ''[[The Arcadians (musical)|The Arcadians]]'', which she took over from [
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  • ...Marple]] in a series of four [[George Pollock (director)|George Pollock]] films. She was appointed an Officer of the [[Order of the British Empire|Order of ...es.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20040307/ai_n12751110/pg_3 |title=A life in films: Murder she hid |newspaper=The Independent on Sunday |first=Matthew |last=S
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  • ...in 1969, until the demise of ATV in 1981. By 1953, Morley was also scoring films for the [[w:Associated British Picture Corporation|Associated British Pictu ...ed and conducted the [[w:RCA Red Seal Records|RCA Red Seal]] debut album ''Romantic Italian Songs'' for Italian-born tenor [[w:Sergio Franchi|Sergio Franchi]],
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  • ...Douglas Fairbanks Presents]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8784435e|title=The Heel (1953)|website=BFI}}</ref> ...le went to [[Dirk Bogarde]]. Travers briefly returned to Britain to make a comedy, ''[[The Smallest Show on Earth]]'' (1957), with his second wife [[Virginia
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  • | known_for = [[Carry On (franchise)|''Carry On'' films]] ...f> as well as being a regular panellist on [[w:BBC Radio 4|BBC Radio 4]]'s comedy panel show ''[[Just a Minute]]'' from its second series in 1968 until his d
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  • ...er lightweight musicals, comedies and historical dramas. Almost all of her films were produced and directed by [[Herbert Wilcox]], whom she married in 1943. ...understudied [[Jessie Matthews]].<ref>Vermilye, Jerry. ''The Great British Films''. Secaucus, New Jersey: Citadel Press, 1978. p. 21.</ref>
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  • ...remembered for his role as [[Sergeant Arthur Wilson]] in the BBC situation comedy ''[[Dad's Army]]'', between 1968 and 1977.{{sfn|McCann|2010|p=ix}} ...e played the character Jack Mottram. He went on to appear in over 100&nbsp;films, including ''[[Private's Progress]]'' (1955), ''[[I'm All Right Jack]]'' (1
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