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Strictly for the Birds( 1964)

TV-MAComedy
53%
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Overview

A gambler tries to strike it rich at the racetrack but gets taken by a gorgeous blonde who also happens to be a crook.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Carol Cleveland

      Sandra

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      Tony Tanner

      Terry Blessing

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      Joan Sims

      Peggy Bennett

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      Graham Stark

      Hartley Fitzroy-Miles

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      Jeanne Moody

      Claire Snow

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      Eric Dodson

      George

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      Toni Palmer

      Bridget

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      Murray Kash

      Mario

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      Christine Hargreaves

      Linda Rich

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      Juliet Cooke

      Dorothy

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      Eddie Leslie

      Traffic Warden

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      Duncan Lewis

      Trilby Hat

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      Valerie Walsh

      Maxine

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      Bernard Goldman

      Mendoza

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      Edward Caddick

      Bookie

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      Tony Hawes

      Joe

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      Alan Baulch

      Alfie

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      Pamela Manson

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    5
    Written by CinemaSerf on Fri Feb 10 2023
    This is really just a vehicle for small-time theatre star Tony Tanner, and it's doesn't really add up to much. He ("Terry") is having a good night having found a penny on the street and by one means or another turned it into a tidy twenty quid. There is soon quite a fly in his ointment, though, when an ex turns up and deposits "Alfie" (Alan Baulch) on him, claiming he is their son. What now ensues is a rather predictable series of scenarios that though occasionally lit up by Joan Simms as the landlady "Peggy", these recycle themselves a bit too often. Tanner has timing and some personality, but...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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