The Plank
You'll splinter your sides laughing at this classic of all comedies
55 mins
A slapstick comedy about two workmen delivering planks to a building site. This is done with music and a sort of "wordless dialogue" which consists of a few mumbled sounds to convey the appropriate emotion.
Rex Garner
Tourist
Libby Morris
Tourist
Barney Gilbraith
Paint-covered House Owner
Clovissa Newcombe
Girl in Van
Dermot Kelly
Milkman
Anna Carteret
It's Paint Woman
Thomas Gallagher
Man with Beer
Dave Freeman
UDC Cement Layer
Johnny Speight
Pipe Smoker in Bus Queue
Lorna Selwyn
Continuity
Beryl Vertue
Executive Producer
Tristam Cones
Sound Editor
Mike Ford
Art Direction
Stuart Freeman
Assistant Director
Harvey Harrison
Camera Operator
John Pomeroy
Editor
Frank Turner
Makeup Artist
Brian Fahey
Original Music Composer
Arthur Wooster
Director of Photography
Christopher Sutton
Production Manager
Ivo Nightingale
Second Assistant Director