In Victorian England, a fortune now depends on which of two brothers outlives the other—or can be made to have seemed to do so.
Acting
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore's first film together — pure comedic electricity.
Direction
Bryan Forbes wrangles chaos with the patience of a funeral director.
Writing
Larry Gelbart and Burt Shevelove's script is wicked, wordy, wonderful.
Director
Bryan Forbes
John Mills
Masterman Finsbury
Ralph Richardson
Joseph Finsbury
Michael Caine
Michael Hubert Gregory Finsbury
Peter Cook
Morris Finsbury
Dudley Moore
John Finsbury
Nanette Newman
Julia Finsbury
Tony Hancock
Detective
Peter Sellers
Doctor Pratt
Cicely Courtneidge
Major Martha
Wilfrid Lawson
Peacock
Thorley Walters
Patience
Gerald Sim
1st Undertaker
Peter Graves
Military Officer
Irene Handl
Mrs. Hackett
Norman Bird
Clergyman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Cook and Moore's screen debut as a duo, predating their legendary 'Bedazzled' partnership by two years.
The train collision sequence reportedly used a real retired locomotive — the most expensive British comedy scene of its decade.
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