The Night We Got the Bird [DVD]

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The Night We Got the Bird [DVD]

The Night We Got the Bird [DVD]

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Another notable performance is by Ronald Shiner, who plays the Captain's butler, Harold. He is a classic British comedy actor and his portrayal of the bumbling, yet lovable servant is perfect. He provides a lot of the physical comedy in the film and his timing is impeccable. Bertie's the perfect idiot. He's so gormless that when he discovers he's sold a fake antique he rushes after the customer, Wolfie Green, to confess. Cecil is horrified, jumps into the van alongside Bertie, grabs the steering-wheel - and crunches into a steam-roller. It might have been a deliriously happy honeymoon. But a beady-eyed parrot - a wedding gift from an anonymous well-wisher - pole-axes Bertie by speaking to him during the reception. In the late Cecil's voice!

Lord Rix, who was the president of Mencap since 1980, was also the entertainer behind a hit run of Whitehall farces in London in the 1950s and 1960s. Meanwhile, the local gossip, Mrs. Dora Crump (Dora Bryan), has gotten wind of the Captain's financial troubles and is spreading rumors throughout the village. She is convinced that he is about to lose the estate and is doing everything in her power to make it happen. However, things take a surprising turn when she discovers the truth behind the Captain's plan to sell the rare bird.Rix announced in 2016 that he was terminally ill and called for the legalisation of voluntary euthanasia for those dying in severe pain. A host of British comedy luminaries – including veteran farceur Sir Brian Rix and, in his last film role, actor and stand-up comedian Ronald Shiner – star in this good-natured comic caper charting the misadventures of a hapless bunch of Brighton-based petty crooks dogged by disaster at every turn. The Night We Got the Bird is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.

But Bertie's not squawking - he's off on his honeymoon! Additional details UK certificate A Duration 82 minutes UK release November 1960 Distributors The only hope for Bertie is to rescue the original bed from its new owner - the headmistress of a girls' school, he eventually discovers - and switch it with Mr. Warre-Monger's. For Bertie it's a nightmare operation!Rix, who is perhaps still best known for his roles as crooked bookies or harassed civil servants, was married for 64 years to actor and fellow campaigner Elspet Gray, who died in 2013. They appeared together on stage and screen several times during their long marriage. It's a set-up of craft and graft. 'Chippendale Charlie' forges the antiques. Cecil Gibson flogs 'em. There's only one flaw in the fiddle: they've no-one to carry the can if things go wrong. Until Bertie Skidmore joins the firm... It’s a set-up of craft and graft. ‘Chippendale Charlie’ forges the antiques; Cecil Gibson flogs ’em. There’s only one flaw in the fiddle: they’ve no-one to shoulder the blame if things go wrong. No-one, that is, until gormless Bertie, the perfect idiot, joins the firm…



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