A group of men from a London pub are going on a darts team outing to Boulogne. Various members of the party have different reasons for going and get involved in various adventures.
Acting
Stanley Holloway's booming everyman charisma carries the lot.
Production
Boulogne location shooting adds rare 1950s travelogue texture.
Director
Ralph Thomas
Stanley Holloway
Charley Porter
Donald Sinden
Jim Carver
Joan Rice
Vera Mitchell
Odile Versois
Martine Berthier
James Hayter
Fred Collins
Harry Fowler
Stan Harvey
Edward Chapman
Mr. Robinson
Bill Owen
Shorty Sharpe
Meredith Edwards
Bert Tripp
George Coulouris
Foreign Legion Captain
Thora Hird
Mrs. Trott
Theodore Bikel
Henri Dubot
Brenda De Banzie
Mrs. Collins
Peter Jones
Percy Goodall
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ralph Thomas directed this between his first two 'Doctor' films with Dirk Bogarde, establishing his niche in cozy British ensemble comedies.
The Foreign Legion subplot gently mocks 1950s British anxieties about masculinity and empire—running away to join was still culturally legible post-WWII.
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