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Make Mine a Million is a British film of genre Comedy directed by Lance Comfort with Dermot Walsh

Make Mine a Million (1959)

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Length 1h21
Directed by
Genres Comedy
Rating61% 3.09983.09983.09983.09983.0998

Make Mine a Million is a 1959 British comedy film starring Arthur Askey, Sid James, and Bernard Cribbins. It was directed by Lance Comfort. The film parodies the stuffiness of the 1950s BBC and the effect of television advertising in the era.

Synopsis

Arthur Ashton is a makeup man working for National Television (a parody of the BBC). During a visit to the local laundry, he meets Sid Gibson a shady salesmen who is trying to flog Bonko, a brand of washing powder, but who can't afford to advertise on TV. The fairly clueless Arthur agrees to help him, and they manage to plug an advert for Bonko on National Television by interrupting the live feed. This causes quite a stir amongst the National heads, who have Arthur fired. Despite this, the advert proves extremely popular and demand for the product soars.

Actors

Dermot Walsh

(Martin Russell)Arthur Askey

(Arthur Ashton)Sid James

(Sid Gibson)Olga Lindo

(Mrs. Burgess)Clive Morton

(National TV Director General)
And :
Bernard Cribbins
Kenneth Connor
Barbara Windsor
Martin Benson
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