Folly to Be Wise

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📊 Film Specifications

Director Frank Launder
Writer James Bridie (Original Story), John Dighton (Screenplay), Frank Launder (Screenplay)
Release Date December 4, 1952
Runtime 91 min (1h 31m)
Country United Kingdom
Language EN
Budget N/A
Box Office N/A
Studios British Lion Films

Folly to Be Wise (1952)

Directed by Frank Launder
• Written by James Bridie , John Dighton , Frank Launder
⭐ 3.4 / 5 (11 votes) ⏱️ 91 min 🎬 Comedy

Ratings Breakdown:

11 ratings
0.5 Stars 5.0 Stars

Synopsis

A newly-arrived army chaplain is put in charge of camp entertainment and has the idea of putting on a Brains Trust with local notables. Unfortunately for him, it emerges from a question on the rights and wrongs of marriage that there is more going on between three of the panelists than he wants to know about - though the audience obviously thinks differently.

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Director Frank Launder
Frank Launder
Director
 Original Story James Bridie
James Bridie
Original Story
 Screenplay John Dighton
John Dighton
Screenplay
 Alastair Sim
Alastair Sim
Capt. William Paris
 Elizabeth Allan
Elizabeth Allan
Angela Prout
 Roland Culver
Roland Culver
George Prout
 George Cole
George Cole
Soldier in Brains Trust audience
 Colin Gordon
Colin Gordon
Professor Mutch
 Martita Hunt
Martita Hunt
Lady Dodd
 Janet Brown
Janet Brown
Jessie
 Peter Martyn
Peter Martyn
Walter
 Miles Malleson
Miles Malleson
Dr. Hector McAdam
 Edward Chapman
Edward Chapman
Joseph Byres M.P.
 Cyril Chamberlain
Cyril Chamberlain
Drill Sergeant
 Michael Ripper
Michael Ripper
Drill Corporal