The Plank
Year:
1967
Production Country:
Great Britain
Comedy about the efforts of of two inept workmen to get a replacement for the last floorboard in a new house which they have sawn up and used for fuel. No dialogue.
Cast & credits
Cast
- larger inept workman Tommy Cooper
- smaller inept workman Eric Sykes
- cycling policeman Jimmy Edwards
- man covered in garbage Roy Castle
- amorous van driver Graham Stark
- police station sergeant Stratford Johns
- barman with brush and dustpan Jimmy Tarbuck
- short-sighted house painter Jim Dale
- woman with rose in her mouth Hattie Jacques
- affluent concertina man Dermot Kelly
- woman in water trough Libby Morris
- American tourist with camera Rex Garner
- truck driver with eye-patch John Junkin
- toothless cement mixer Dave Freeman
- concertina man's chauffeur Johnny Speight
- doting lady in bus queue Joan Young
- non-amorous girl in van Clovissa Newcombe
- blonde in trouser suit Anna Carteret
- garbage truck driver Kenny Lynch
- householder covered in paint Barney Gilbraith
- old man wanting to cross road Howard Douglas
- man with the beer Thomas Gallagher
- girl not wanting to cross road Tricia De Dulin
- bruised window cleaner Bill Oddie
- amorous van driver's mate Ian Wilson
- nude model carrier Ronnie Brody
- boy with cuffed ear Dennis Golding
Credits
Direction
- Director Eric Sykes
- Assistant Director Stuart Freeman
- Assistant Director (2nd) Ivo Nightingale
- Continuity Lorna Selwyn
Production
- Production Company Associated London Films
- Executive Producer Beryl Vertue
- Producer Jon Penington
- Production Manager Christopher Sutton
Writing
- Screenplay Eric Sykes
Photography
- Director of Photography Arthur G. Wooster
- Camera Operator Harvey Harrison
- [Assistant Camera] Cedric James
- Chief Electrician Ted Davis
Editing
- Editor John Pomeroy
Design
- Art Director Michael Ford
Make-up
- Make-up Frank Turner
Titles
- Titles Film City Productions
Music
- Music/Orchestra Conductor Brian Fahey
Sound
- In Charge of Sound Peter Lodge
- Sound Editor Tristam Cones
Consultant
- Promotions Director George Skinner
- Promotions Associate London Publicity Ltd