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- BFI identifier255550
- Date1951 (Release)
- Production countryUnited Kingdom
- Production company
- SynopsisHarry Flakers, winner of £100,000 on the football pools, decides to celebrate with a stay at a crowded Brighton guest house with his friend, Spike. There he falls prey to the advances of a girl who is only interested in his money, and counterfeiters steal his winnings. The residents of the guesthouse pursue the villains to a Brighton wax museum where slapstick antics ensue. Finally the criminals are brought to justice. (NFA Catalogue)
- Work historyRe-edited in 1960 to make 'Penny Points', a shorter version, with various sequences omitted, but which features additional material from 'Let's Go Crazy'.
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- CreditsDirected by: Tony Young
a P.Y.L. production: P.Y.L. Productions
Advance Films present: Advance Films
view all - CastHarry Secombe (Harry Flakers)
Alfred Marks (Alfred Haynes)
Peter Sellers (the major/the salesman)
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Title
Penny Points to Paradise (Original)
Double or Quits (Working)
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FictionThis work is included in the BFI Filmography.
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Work - 255550 - 1951 (Release)
United Kingdom - Film - Fiction
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