Orders Are Orders is a 1955 British comedy film directed by David Paltenghi,
and featuring Peter Sellers, Sid James, Tony Hancock, Raymond Huntley,
Brian Reece and Bill Fraser. Eric Sykes contributed to the script and appears
in a minor role. It was a remake of the 1933 film Orders Is Orders.
Plot
A film production company decides to make a new science fiction film in
an army barracks, using the soldiers as extras. This does not go down well
with the commanding officer, who attempts to make life as difficult as
possible for the film crew.
Cast
Brian Reece — Captain Harper
Margot Grahame — Wanda Sinclair
Raymond Huntley — Colonel Bellamy
Sid James — Ed Waggermeyer
Tony Hancock — Lieutenant Wilfred Cartroad
Peter Sellers — Private Goffin
Clive Morton — General Sir Cuthbert Grahame-Foxe
June Thorburn — Veronica Bellamy
Maureen Swanson — Joanne Delamere
Peter Martyn — Lieutenant Broke
Bill Fraser — Private Slee
Edward Lexy — Captain Ledger
Barry MacKay — RSM Benson
Donald Pleasence — Corporal Martin
Eric Sykes — Private Waterhouse
Leonard Williams — Corporal Smithers
Release date 8th May 1955
Running time 78 minutes Black & White