The Night We Got the Bird (1960)
1h 18m
Running Time
November 3, 1960Release Date
The Night We Got the Bird (1960)
1h 18m
Running Time
November 3, 1960Release Date
Plot.
Good natured comic caper charting the misadventures of a hapless bunch of Brighton based petty crooks dogged with disaster at every turn.
Where to Watch.
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Streaming in:🇵🇹 Portugal
Cast & Crew.
![Brian Rix](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/100669-brian-rix.webp)
Brian Rix
Bertie Skidmore
![Dora Bryan](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/17638-dora-bryan.webp)
Dora Bryan
Julie Skidmore
![Ronald Shiner](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/59970-ronald-shiner.webp)
Ronald Shiner
Cecil Gibson
![Leo Franklyn](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Leo Franklyn
Victor Sellars
![Irene Handl](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/17606-irene-handl.webp)
Irene Handl
Ma
![Liz Fraser](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/20393-liz-fraser.webp)
Liz Fraser
Fay Sellars
![John Le Mesurier](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/5799-john-le-mesurier.webp)
John Le Mesurier
Clerk of the Court
![John Slater](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/58459-john-slater.webp)
John Slater
Wolf Mannheim (Manny)
![Reginald Beckwith](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/5810-reginald-beckwith.webp)
Reginald Beckwith
Chippendale Charlie
![Terry Scott](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/17640-terry-scott.webp)
Terry Scott
P. C. Lovejoy
![Vincent Harding](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Vincent Harding
Ben Green
![Darcy Conyers](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Darcy Conyers
Director
![Denis Shaw](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Denis Shaw
Manny's Stooge
![Ray Cooney](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/61430-ray-cooney.webp)
Ray Cooney
Writer
![Gerald Cross](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Gerald Cross
Uncle Arthur
![Tony Hilton](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Tony Hilton
Writer
![Vera Pearce](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/237476-vera-pearce.webp)
Vera Pearce
Aunt
![Basil Thomas](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Basil Thomas
Writer
![Grace Denbeigh-Russell](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Grace Denbeigh-Russell
Aunt
![Jennifer Phipps](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Jennifer Phipps
Mrs. Jackson
![Kynaston Reeves](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/210897-kynaston-reeves.webp)
Kynaston Reeves
Mr. Warre-Monger
![Basil Lord](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Basil Lord
Bus Conductor
![S.D. Onions](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
S.D. Onions
Cinematographer
![Penelope Honor](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Penelope Honor
Girl in Aviary
Details.
Wiki.
The Night We Got the Bird is a 1961 British comedy film and a follow-up to the 1959 film The Night We Dropped a Clanger. Directed by Darcy Conyers and starring Brian Rix, Dora Bryan, Ronald Shiner and Irene Handl. it is based on Basil Thomas's play "The Love Birds", and was the last film appearance by Ronald Shiner.
The title references a phrase in British English with its origin in the world of 19th century theatre, where it was customary to hiss like a goose to express disapproval.