On the Fiddle 63 years old
Never have so few fiddled so many!
Tricked into joining the RAF by a wily judge, wide boy Horace Pope sets his sights on the main chance, teams with slow-witted, good-hearted gypsy Pedlar Pascoe, and works up a lucrative racket in conning both his colleagues and the RAF. By means of various devious schemes Pope and Pascoe manage to avoid the front lines until they are sent to France - where they find themselves making unexpected and uncomfortably close contact with the enemy.
Credits
On the Fiddle Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Sean Connery He was 31, now 94 years old | as Pedlar Pascoe |
| Alan King He was 37, 76 years old when he died | as Top Sgt. Buzzer |
| Alan King He was 37, 76 years old when he died | |
| Lance Percival He was 31, now 91 years old | |
| Cecil Parker He was 67, 73 years old when he died | as Group Capt. Bascombe |
| Victor Maddern He was 37, 65 years old when he died | |
| Bill Owen He was 51, 85 years old when he died | as Cpl. Gittens |
| Marianne Stone She was 42, 87 years old when she died | as Stretcher Bearer |
| Terence Longdon He was 43, 88 years old when he died | |
| Barbara Windsor She was 27, now 87 years old | as Mavis |
| Stanley Holloway He was 74, 91 years old when he died | as Mr. Cooksley |
| Alfred Lynch He was 34, 72 years old when he died | as Horace Pope |
| John Le Mesurier He was 53, 71 years old when he died | as Hixon |
| Kenneth J. Warren He was 35, 43 years old when he died | |
| Anton Rodgers He was 32, 74 years old when he died | |
| Kathleen Harrison She was 73, 103 years old when she died | as Mrs. Cooksley |
| Harry Locke He was 51, 73 years old when he died | |
| Jack Smethurst He was 33, now 92 years old | |
| Graham Stark He was 43, 91 years old when he died | |
| Eric Barker He was 53, 78 years old when he died | as Doctor |
| Jean Aubrey She was 29, 76 years old when she died | |
| Patsy Rowlands She was 34, 74 years old when she died | |
| Wilfrid Hyde-White He was 62, 87 years old when he died | as Trowbridge |
On the Fiddle Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Edward Scaife as Director of Photography. He was 52 (82) years old when He died | Camera |
| John Blezard as Art Direction. He was 38 (now 97) years old | Art |
| Benjamin Fisz as Producer. He was 43 (67) years old when He died | Production |
| Peter R. Hunt as Editor. He was 40 (77) years old when He died | Editing |
| Malcolm Arnold as Music. He was 43 (84) years old when He died | Sound |
| Cyril Frankel as Director. He was 43 (95) years old when He died | Directing |
| Harold Buchman as Screenplay. He was 52 (77) years old when He died | Writing |
| R.F. Delderfield as Book. He was 53 (60) years old when He died | Writing |
On the Fiddle (63 years)
Never have so few fiddled so many!
- Release day: Tuesday, October 10, 1961
- Runtime: 87 minutes