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Make Mine a Million is a 1959 British comedy film directed by Lance Comfort, starring Arthur Askey, Sid James, and Bernard Cribbins. [1] It was distributed by British Lion. [2] The film parodies the perceived stuffiness of the 1950s BBC and the effect of television advertising in the era.
Make Mine a Million: Directed by Lance Comfort. With Arthur Askey, Sidney James, Dermot Walsh, Olga Lindo. Sid Gibson is a soap powder salesman who decides what he really needs is TV advertising. The problem is, he's absolutely broke.
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Aug 22, 2018 · Dickie Henderson cameo in the 1959 film 'Make Mine a Million starring Arthur Askey. His daughter, Anthea Askey, appears in this clip and she played Dickie's first 'Television Wife' in the...
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Sid Gibson is a soap powder salesman who decides what he really needs is TV advertising. The problem is, he's absolutely broke. He calls upon his friend Arthur Ashton, who arranges to sneak a plug for Sid's suds into a live TV spectacular.
Sid calls upon his friend Arthur Ashton (Arthur Askey) – a make-up man for the non-commercial National Television channel (a thinly-disguised BBC) – who arranges to sneak a plug for Sid’s product – ‘Bonko’ – into a live broadcast of a TV variety show.
MAKE MINE A MILLION is a solid, unpretentious British comedy from 1959 that offers a neat duo in the form of old-timer Arthur Askey (ageing fast, but still quick-witted and keeping up with the younger cast members) and Sid James, then on the cusp of his CARRY ON superstardom.
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Sid Gibson is a soap powder salesman who decides what he really needs is TV advertising. The problem is, he's absolutely broke. He calls upon his friend Arthur Ashton, who arranges to sneak a plug for Sid's suds into a live TV spectacular.
