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Orders Is Orders is a 1933 British comedy film starring Charlotte Greenwood, James Gleason and Cyril Maude about an American film crew who move into a British army barracks to start making a film, much to the commander's horror. Much of the film concerns the interaction between the American crew and the British officers.
It was remade in 1954 as Orders Are Orders starring Peter Sellers, Sid James and Tony Hancock.
Original Release
07/18/1933
US Release
05/02/1934
Cast
Name | Character |
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Charlotte Greenwood | Wanda Sinclair |
Cyril Maude | Col. Bellamy |
Finlay Currie | Dave |
Percy Parsons | Zingbaum |
Cedric Hardwicke | Brigadier |
Donald Calthrop | Pavey |
Ian Hunter | Capt. Harper |
Jane Carr | Patricia Bellamy |
Ray Milland | Dashwood |
Edwin Lawrence | Quartermaster |
Directors
Writers
James Gleason, Leslie Arliss, Anthony Armstrong, Sidney Gilliat, Ian Hay
Cast
Name | Character |
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Charlotte Greenwood | Wanda Sinclair |
Cyril Maude | Col. Bellamy |
Finlay Currie | Dave |
Percy Parsons | Zingbaum |
Cedric Hardwicke | Brigadier |
Donald Calthrop | Pavey |
Ian Hunter | Capt. Harper |
Jane Carr | Patricia Bellamy |
Ray Milland | Dashwood |
Edwin Lawrence | Quartermaster |
Eliot Makeham | Pvt. Slee |
Hay Plumb | Pvt. Goffin |
Wally Patch | Regimental Sergeant Major |
Jane Cornell | Starlet |
Glennis Lorimer | Marigold |
Sydney Keith | Rosenblatt |
James Gleason | Ed Waggermeyer |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Michael Balcon | Producer |