Top Billed Cast

Sid James
Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond
Kenneth Williams
Rhandi Lal, the Khasi of Kalabar
Charles Hawtrey
Private Jimmy Widdle
Roy Castle
Captain Keene
Joan Sims
Lady Joanie Ruff-Diamond
Bernard Bresslaw
Bungdit Din
Peter Butterworth
Brother Belcher
Terry Scott
Sergeant Major Macnutt
Angela Douglas
Princess Jelhi
Cardew Robinson
Frowsi, the Fakir
Julian Holloway
Major Shorthouse
Peter Gilmore
Private Ginger Hale
Leon Thau
Stinghi
Wanda Ventham
Khasi's First Wife
Alexandra Dane
Busti
Michael Mellinger
Chindi
Dominique Don
Sergeant Major MacNutt's Lure
Derek Sydney
Major Domo
Steven Scott
Burpa Guard
David Spenser
Bungdit Din's Servant
Chris Adcock
Burpa (uncredited)
Patrick Allen
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Alan Bennion
Burpa (uncredited)
Josephine Blain
Hospitality Girl (uncredited)
Johnny Briggs
Sporran Soldier (uncredited)
Simon Cain
Bagpipes Soldier (uncredited)
June Cooper
Hospitality Girl (uncredited)
Ann Curthoys
Hospitality Girl (uncredited)
Carmen Dene
Hospitality Girl (uncredited)
Anthony Dutton
Burpa (uncredited)
Eve Eden
Khasi's Wife (uncredited)
Barbara Evans
Khasi's Wife (uncredited)
Harry Fielder
Burpa (uncredited)
Douglas Fielding
Burpa in Crowd (uncredited)
Liz Gold
Khasi's Wife (uncredited)
Angela Grant
Hospitality Girl (uncredited)
Dave Griffiths
Burpa (uncredited)
John Hallam
Burpa on Rooftop (uncredited)
Alan Harris
Polo Match Spectator (uncredited)
Walter Henry
Burpa (uncredited)
Katerina Holden
Khasi's Wife (uncredited)
Nigel Kingsley
Indian Boy (uncredited)
Valerie Leon
Hospitality Girl (uncredited)
Aileen Lewis
Polo Match Spectator (uncredited)
Tamsin MacDonald
Khasi's Wife (uncredited)
Alf Mangan
Burpa (uncredited)
Anthony May
Soldier (uncredited)
John Morris
Burpa (uncredited)
Vicki Murden
Hospitality Girl (uncredited)
Lisa Noble
Khasi's Wife (uncredited)
Dinny Powell
Burpa in Crowd (uncredited)
Anne Scott
Khasi's Wife (uncredited)
Sandy Stein
Polo Match Spectator (uncredited)
Larry Taylor
Burpa at Door-Grid (uncredited)
Sue Vaughan
Hospitality Girl (uncredited)
Patrick Westwood
Burpa in Crowd (uncredited)
Vicki Woolf
Khasi's Wife (uncredited)
Karen Young
Hospitality Girl (uncredited)

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Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Jun 03 2023

When the "Carry On" films had a decent story to underpin their brand of humour, they were aways better - and this one is certainly one of the best. Sidney James is the British Governor of a North West Indian province who is facing a cunning revolt from the outwardly charming, but (not so) secretly devious "Khasi of Kalabar" (Kenneth Williams). If you've ever seen "The Drum" (1938) then you will know the plot - and everyone pulls together well in this comedy swipe at the Raj and and the stiff-upper-lipped members of the "Third Foot-and-Mouth Regiment". I was never the biggest fan of Roy Castle, ...