On The Buses

[WillieBo]

I knew Briggs was in 'Up the Khyber'. Played one of the 'devils in skirts'. For some unknown reason even to myself, I love some of the mid-sixties 'Carry On' films.

But I didn't know about Mitchell being a wonderful 208 dj. What stuff did he play, I wonder. He was in a 'Carry On' film. He played one of the slave traders Marcus and Spencius in 'Carry on Cleo', the series absolute meisterwerk.

[Ace]

I remember a scene in a Norman Wisdom film where they are at sea, Mike Baldwin was one of the sailors. He had a few lines, but remained uncredited on the titles.

[steve56]

he was also in a wisdom film about to rob a butchers shop,also seen him as a blackmailer in the saint,reporter in dept s,and roger moores mate in the persuaders?

[nosey]

The sea film was probably "The Bulldog Breed". I believe he was only 12 years old in first film in 1947. He was also in "633 Squadron" as was Angus Lennie who played Shughie McFee in the original Crossroads. Did you know that Howard Keel's proper name was Harold LEEK, and Boris Karloff was born William Pratt and our own Stewart Granger was actually James Lablanche Stewart? He had to change his name because there was another actor of the same name already in Hollywood.

[steve56]

it was the bulldog breed,im sure,angus was in the great escape too wasnt he and a desk clerk in the saint,btw there was lots of stars in battle of britain think i saw a young lovejoy,michael caine too.

[nosey]

You did indeed see Ian McShane.

[steve56]

met ian getting out a taxi last year told him i liked the pleasure girls old b/w film shown on ch5 ,to which he laughed and replied thats a oldie.

[WillieBo]

I'm not a Norman Wisdom fan, but the scene in 'The Bulldog Breed' where he is wearing the diving suit and can't walk due to the lead boots never ceases to have me watching with tears of laughter.

[nosey]

And when his air-line comes away and then he shoots around like deflating balloon.