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A Piece of Cake is a British film of genre Comedy with Cyril Fletcher

A Piece of Cake (1948)

A Piece of Cake
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Length 55minutes
Genres Comedy,    Fantasy
Rating55% 2.7596952.7596952.7596952.7596952.759695

A Piece of Cake is a 1948 British fantasy comedy film directed by John Irwin and starring and co-written by the husband and wife team of Cyril Fletcher and Betty Astell as well as Laurence Naismith and Jon Pertwee.



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Synopsis

Set in the austere post–World War II British world of rationing, Cyril dreams up an ode to an imaginary character named Merlin Mound who can provide anything one can wish. Merlin becomes real and grants his host's wishes; not by conjuring the items out of thin air, but depriving them from other people's ownership, which leads to trouble.

Actors

Cyril Fletcher

(Cyril Clarke)Betty Astell

(Betty Clarke)Laurence Naismith

(Merlin Mound)Jon Pertwee

(Mr. Short)Miki Hood

(Mrs. Short)
And :
Tamara Lees
Philip Saville
Harry Fowler
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