The Wrong Box1966
The Wrong Box (1966)
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Movie Info
Cast
as Brian Allen Harvey
as Sydney Whitcombe Sykes
as Ian Scott Fife
as Joseph Finsbury
as Michael Finsbury
as Morris Finsbury
as Masterman Finsbury
as John Finsbury
as Alan Fraser Scrope
as Julia Finsbury
as Detective
as Dr. Pratt
as Maj. Martha
as Peacock
as Lawyer Patience
as 1st Undertaker
as Military Officer on Train
as Mrs. Hackett
as Clergyman
as Dr. Slattery
as Lawyer
as 1st Rough
as Mercy
as Bournemouth Strangler
as Bonn's Vanman
as Vanman's Mate
as Spinster on Train
as Countryman
as 2nd Rough
as Clerk
as Vanman's Mate
as 3rd Undertaker
as 1st Engine Driver
as 1st Stoker
as 2nd Undertaker
as Railway Vanman
as Maid
as Mrs. Goodge
as Ticket Collector
as 2nd Engine Driver
as 2nd Stoker
as Workman in Road
as Leicester Young Fielding
as James White Wragg
as Oliver Pike Harmsworth
as Vyvyan Alastair Montague
as Derek Lloyd Peter Digby
as Gunner Sergeant
as Lady at Launching
as Bugler
as Native Bearer
as Young Digby
as Club Butler
as Queen Victoria
as Twittering Females on Moor
as Twittering Females on Moor
as Constable
as Constable
as Gravedigger
as Gravedigger
as Mourner
as Mourner
as Verger
as Governess
as Child with Governess
as Undertaker's Assistant
as Undertaker's Assistant
as Undertaker's Assistant
as Undertaker's Assistant
as Undertaker's Assistant
as Judas
as Matthew
as Himself
as Sotheby's Partner
as Girls on Train
as Girls on Train
as Elderly Man on Train
as Elderly Woman on Train
Critic Reviews for The Wrong Box
All Critics (17) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (15) | Rotten (2)
Some of the gags crumble on impact, others are stretched out like taffy, but there is enough fun left over to leave most moviegoers happily wallowing in greed, sex, homicide, body snatching and other nefarious diversions.
Mills amusingly hams his way through two or three sequences as one of the dying brothers. Richardson, bland, imperturable old bore, is superb. He and Wilfrid Lawson, portraying a decrepit butler, virtually carry away the acting honors.
Some sections and bits are funnier than others. Some are labored and dull. It is that sort of story, that sort of comedy. But it adds up to a lively lark.
It is a farce with a lot of class and style, carried off with some brilliant acting. It also has what most films with idiot plots lack, restraint, subtlety and sly wit.
All of the smaller roles are deliciously cast, with several of the best comic actors England had to offer in that decade, a heyday of British humor.
Mildly amusing silly black comedy set in Victorian England.
Audience Reviews for The Wrong Box
Not often bwa-ha-ha funny but a collection of skilled British comedians poking fun at conventions of manners. And at dead bodies. The great opening bit of how members of a money-awarded-to-last-survivor pact called a tontine met their demise was an admiring homage to Kind Hearts and Coronets. An extra half-star for Peter Sellers' contribution in one of his funniest small roles as the unethical addle-brained cat fancier Dr. Pratt.
Super Reviewer
Really really funny. Seeing Peter Cook and Dudley Moore ham it up is just icing on the cake. :)
Super Reviewer
A classic and hilariously convoluted comedy of errors, which plays expertly on Victorian morals and mores. It might fall a bit flat for modern audiences due to the lack of throw-away jokes and punchlines. Instead, it offers a never-ending series of sight-gags, plot twists and general comedic mayhem. They just don't make 'em like this anymore.
Super Reviewer
The Wrong Box Quotes
| Peacock: | That's dead, that's what that is. |
| Michael Finsbury: | This is Julia Finsbury. Soon to be Julia Finsbury. |
| Dr. Pratt: | I was not always as you see me now. |