Folly to Be Wise 72 years old

Folly to Be Wise

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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Folly to Be Wise Cast

Name Character
Martita Hunt She was 53, 70 years old when she died as Lady Dodd
Edward Chapman He was 51, 75 years old when he died as Joseph Byres M.P.
Roland Culver He was 52, 83 years old when he died as George Prout
Cyril Chamberlain He was 43, 65 years old when he died as Drill Sergeant
Miles Malleson He was 64, 80 years old when he died as Dr. Hector McAdam
Colin Gordon He was 41, 61 years old when he died as Professor Mutch
Alastair Sim He was 52, 75 years old when he died as Capt. William Paris
George Cole He was 27, 90 years old when he died as Soldier in Brains Trust audience
Peter Martyn as Walter
Robin Bailey He was 33, 79 years old when he died as Intellectual Corporal
Janet Brown She was 29, 87 years old when she died as Jessie
Elizabeth Allan She was 42, 80 years old when she died as Angela Prout
Michael Ripper He was 39, 87 years old when he died as Drill Corporal

Folly to Be Wise Crew

Name Department
John Dighton as Screenplay. He was 44 (80) years old when He died Writing
Frank Launder as Director. He was 46 (91) years old when He died Directing
Frank Launder as Screenplay. He was 46 (91) years old when He died Writing
James Bridie as Original Story. He was 65 (63) years old when He died Writing
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Folly to Be Wise (72 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, December 04, 1952
  • Runtime: 91 minutes