Watch Folly to Be Wise (1952) Official Trailer
6.7 / 10 IMDb December 4, 1952 1h 31m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 31m
Release Date
December 4, 1952
Genre
Comedy
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United Kingdom
Producers
Cast
Alastair Sim
as Capt. William Paris
Elizabeth Allan
as Angela Prout
Roland Culver
as George Prout
George Cole
as Soldier in Brains Trust audience
Colin Gordon
as Professor Mutch
Martita Hunt
as Lady Dodd
Janet Brown
as Jessie
Peter Martyn
as Walter
Miles Malleson
as Dr. Hector McAdam
Edward Chapman
as Joseph Byres M.P.
Cyril Chamberlain
as Drill Sergeant
Michael Ripper
as Drill Corporal
Robin Bailey
as Intellectual Corporal
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Michael Kelly
as Staff Sergeant
No photo
Patrick Westwood
as Soldier in Pub
Production Companies
British Lion Films
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