Don't Lose Your Head

Don't Lose Your Head

90 mins | Comedy | March 2, 1967

Amidst the French revolution, Citizen Robespierre is beheading the aristocracy! When word gets to England, noblemen Sir Rodney Ffing and Lord Darcy Pue take it upon themselves to aid their French counterparts. Sir Rodney is a master of disguise, and becomes 'The Black Fingernail' scourge of Camembert and Bidet, leaders of the French secret police.

Don't Lose Your Head

90 mins | Comedy | March 2, 1967

Don't Lose Your Head
Amidst the French revolution, Citizen Robespierre is beheading the aristocracy! When word gets to England, noblemen Sir Rodney Ffing and Lord Darcy Pue take it upon themselves to aid their French counterparts. Sir Rodney is a master of disguise, and becomes 'The Black Fingernail' scourge of Camembert and Bidet, leaders of the French secret police.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers The Rank Organisation, Adder
Original title Don't Lose Your Head
Directors Jack Causey, Gerald Thomas
Writers Talbot Rothwell

Cast

Sid James

as Sir Rodney Ffing, the Black Fingernail

Kenneth Williams

as Citizen Camembert

Jim Dale

as Lord Darcy Pue

Charles Hawtrey

as Duc de Pommfrit

Peter Butterworth

as Citizen Bidet

Joan Sims

as Désirée Dubarry

Dany Robin

as Jacqueline

Peter Gilmore

as Citizen Robespierre

Marianne Stone

as Landlady

Michael Ward

as Henri

Leon Greene

as Malabonce

David Davenport

as Sergeant

Richard Shaw

as Captain of Soldiers

Valerie Van Ost

as Second Lady / Girl at Execution

Jennifer Clulow

as First Lady

Jacqueline Pearce

as Third Lady

Lewis Alexander

as Citizen (uncredited)

Patrick Allen

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Peter Avella

as Citizen (uncredited)

Alan Bennett

as Soldier (uncredited)

Peter Brace

as Soldier (uncredited)

Margaret Bracken

as Citizen (uncredited)

Jim O'Brady

as Citizen (uncredited)

Ronnie Brody

as Little Man (uncredited)

Peter Bruce

as Soldier (uncredited)

Fanny Carby

as Rake's Wife (uncredited)

Pauline Chamberlain

as Woman at Execution (uncredited)

Jimmy Charters

as Citizen (uncredited)

Terence Conoley

as Servant (uncredited)

June Cooper

as Girl (uncredited)

Billy Cornelius

as Soldier (uncredited)

Monika Dietrich

as Girl (uncredited)

Eddie Dillon

as Citizen (uncredited)

Pat Enright

as Soldier (uncredited)

Lee Fenton

as Ball Guest (uncredited)

Otto Friese

as Aristocrat (uncredited)

Hugh Futcher

as Guard (uncredited)

Fred Haggerty

as Soldier (uncredited)

Jacquie Harbord

as Ball Guest (uncredited)

George Holdcroft

as Aristocrat (uncredited)

Lew Hooper

as Solider / Citizen (uncredited)

Joan Ingram

as Bald-Headed Dowager (uncredited)

Penny Keen

as Girl (uncredited)

Cyril Kent

as Citizen (uncredited)

Maurice Lane

as Soldier (uncredited)

Susan Lane

as Girl (uncredited)

Aileen Lewis

as Citizen (uncredited)

Dickey Luck

as Citizen (uncredited)

Martin Lyder

as Soldier (uncredited)

Fred Machon

as Soldier (uncredited)

Diana MacNamara

as Princess Stephanie (uncredited)

Alf Mangan

as Executioner's Assistant (uncredited)

Elspeth March

as Lady Binder (uncredited)

Alan Meacham

as Ball Guest (uncredited)

John More

as Citizen (uncredited)

John Morris

as Soldier (uncredited)

Norman Morris

as Soldier (uncredited)

Michael Nightingale

as "What locket?" Man (uncredited)

Louise Nolan

as Citizen (uncredited)

Julian Orchard

as Rake (uncredited)

Gerald Paris

as Soldier (uncredited)

Harry Phipps

as Citizen (uncredited)

Henry Phipps

as Citizen (uncredited)

Dido Plumb

as Citizen (uncredited)

Christine Pryor

as Girl (uncredited)

Elaine Rickard

as Citizen (uncredited)

Douglas Roe

as Soldier (uncredited)

Johnny Rossi

as Citizen (uncredited)

Tina Simmons

as French Girl (uncredited)

George Spence

as Citizen (uncredited)

Emile Stemmler

as Servant (uncredited)

Rita Tobin-Weske

as Citizen (uncredited)

Nikki Van der Zyl

as Messenger (uncredited)

Gerry Wain

as Soldier (uncredited)

Anna Willoughby

as Girl (uncredited)

Karen Young

as Girl (uncredited)