3
90 min
A demobbed soldier, Gordon Laid, returning from World War II meets Maxine Lupercal, a member of a traveling troupe of actors returning to England on the same ship. As Gordon closely resembles a member of the troupe of actors, mistaken identity causes him to become embroiled in various murders and an international espionage plot involving a cigarette lighter that strangely affects electricity. The action reaches its comical climax on stage with Gordon and his double as the spies and the police converge on the theatre is a desperate attempt to retrieve the missing cigarette lighter.
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Fiona Richmond | Maxine Lupercal | Unowned |
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Robin Askwith | Gordon Laid / Jimsy Deveroo | Unowned |
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Anthony Steel | Moncrieff Dovecraft | Unowned |
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Graham Stark | Inspector Nugent | Unowned |
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Linda Hayden | Gloria | Unowned |
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Roland Curram | Rupert Dorchester | Unowned |
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Tony Haygarth | Sgt. Costello | Unowned |
| Murray Salem | Heavy | Unowned | |
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Ted Burnett | Heavy | Unowned |
| Richard Manuel | Fenton Umfreville | Unowned | |
| Charles Pemberton | PC Baxter | Unowned | |
| Shaun Curry | Greenleaf | Unowned | |
| Fanny Carby | Lady in Phone Booth | Unowned | |
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Patrick Holt | The Commissioner | Unowned |
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Peter Cartwright | Film Director | Unowned |
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David Sterne | Sgt. Millicent | Unowned |
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James Marcus | Rusper | Unowned |
| Anna Chen | Oriental Girl | Unowned | |
| Lisa Taylor | Eleanor | Unowned | |
| Jayne Lester | Young Tart | Unowned | |
| Donna Scarf | ATS Girl | Unowned | |
| Claire Russell | Marti | Unowned | |
| Tony Hughes | Goddard Ronaldshay | Unowned | |
| Zuleika Robson | Thelma | Unowned | |
| Shelagh Dey | Helen | Unowned | |
| Ron Eagleton | Wilbur | Unowned | |
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Frank Ellis | Mortician | Unowned |
| Elise Relnah | Old Lady | Unowned | |
| Clive Moss | Corporal | Unowned | |
| Jane Winchester | Stage Chorus | Unowned | |
| Adrian Le Peltier | Stage Chorus | Unowned | |
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John Clive | Piers Horrabin | Unowned |
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Pat Astley | A.T.S. Girl (uncredited) | Unowned |