Time, Gentlemen, Please!

Time, Gentlemen, Please!

82 mins | Comedy | July 1, 1952

Because of its high productivity and "almost" 100 per cent employment, the town of Hayhoe, England is expecting a visit from the Prime Minister. The "almost" is because of Dan Dance (Eddie Byrne), an old rogue who would rather drink and philosophize than work. The Village Council are determined to have a perfect record so they connive to have the old man put into the alms-house which has been unoccupied for many years, where he must abide by rules laid down 400 years ago. A new Vicar arrives and discovers that, because of the circumstances created by the Council, Dan Dance is entitled to 6,000 pounds a year at the expense of the village.

Time, Gentlemen, Please!

82 mins | Comedy | July 1, 1952

Time, Gentlemen, Please!
Because of its high productivity and "almost" 100 per cent employment, the town of Hayhoe, England is expecting a visit from the Prime Minister. The "almost" is because of Dan Dance (Eddie Byrne), an old rogue who would rather drink and philosophize than work. The Village Council are determined to have a perfect record so they connive to have the old man put into the alms-house which has been unoccupied for many years, where he must abide by rules laid down 400 years ago. A new Vicar arrives and discovers that, because of the circumstances created by the Council, Dan Dance is entitled to 6,000 pounds a year at the expense of the village.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers
Original title Time, Gentlemen, Please!
Directors Denis Johnson, Lewis Gilbert
Writers Peter Blackmore

Cast

Eddie Byrne

as Dan Dance

Jane Barrett

as Sally

Robert Brown

as Bill Jordan

Sid James

as Eric Hace

Hermione Baddeley

as Emma Stebbins

Thora Hird

as Alice Crouch

Marianne Stone

as Mrs Pincer

Raymond Lovell

as Sir Digby Montague

Marjorie Rhodes

as Miss Mouncey

Dora Bryan

as Peggy Stebbins

Ivor Barnard

as Timothy Crouch

Edie Martin

as Mary Wade

Joan Young

as Mrs. Round

Sydney Tafler

as Joseph Spink

Patrick McAlinney

as Rev. Soater

Julian D'Albie

as George Burton

Nigel Clarke

as Rev. Simpson

Henry B. Longhurst

as P.C. Tumball

Peter Jones

as Lionel Batts

Peter Swanwick

as Jeremiah Higgins

Thomas Gallagher

as Bob Cannon

Freda Bamford

as Mabel

Ian Carmichael

as P.R.O.

Brian Roper

as Cyril

Harry Herbert

as Tramp

Jack May

as Man with Ear-trumpet

Toke Townley

as Potman

Tristan Rawson

as Dr. Hawkes

Donovan Winter

as Hairdresser

Sheila Aza

as Manicurist

Julie Milton

as Manor House Maid

Michael Edmonds

as Freckles

Cora Bennett

as P.R.O.'s Secretary

Audrey Noble

as Spink's Secretary

Virginia Winter

as Vicarage Maid

Neil Gemmell

as Heckler

Helen Boursnell

as P.C. Tumball's Little Girl

Chick Fowles

as Fireman (uncredited)

George Spence

as Townsman (uncredited)