Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

5.9

88 minutes

3/10/1959

Overview

Great Britain has had an international agreement for the last 50 years with a small pacific island. It has been ignored until the death of their king brings it to the attention of the Foreign Office in Whitehall. They decide to send Cadogan de Vere Carlton-Browne to re-establish friendly relations.

Cast List

Terry-Thomas
as Cadogan de Vere Carlton-Browne
Peter Sellers
as Prime Minister Amphibulos
Luciana Paluzzi
as Princess Ilyena
Ian Bannen
as Young King Loris
Thorley Walters
as Colonel Bellingham
Raymond Huntley
as Foreign Secretary Tufton-Slade
Miles Malleson
as Resident Advisor Davidson
John Le Mesurier
as Grand Duke Alexis
Marie Lohr
as Lady Carlton-Browne
Kynaston Reeves
as Sir Arthur Carlton-Browne
Ronald Adam
as Sir John Farthing
John Van Eyssen
as Hewitt
Nicholas Parsons
as Rodgers
Irene Handl
as Mrs. Carter
Harry Locke
as Gaillardian commentator
Basil Dignam
as Security Officer
Sam Kydd
as Signaller
Robert Bruce
as Major Miller
John Glyn-Jones
as Newsreel Interviewer
Marianne Stone
as Woman In Cinema
Margaret Lacey
as Onlooker
Robert S. Young
as Archivist
Kenneth Griffith
as Sir John's Assistant (uncredited)
Mario Fabrizi
as Deputy Minister (uncredited)
Katherine Keeton
as Dancer
Bruno Barnabe
as Maître d'
Max Brimmell
as Waiter
Nicholas Bruce
as King Loris' Equerry
Andre Charisse
as Russian Minister
Alexis Chesnakov
as First Russian Scientist
Anthony Chinn
as Dignitary at Royal Pageant
Maurice Colbourne
as First Official
Fiona Davie
John Drake
James Dyrenforth
as Admiral
Rex Garner
as Hotel Porter Removing Flowers
George Holdcroft
as Security Man at Ministry
Julie Hopkins
as Dancer
Harold Kasket
Kaplan Kaye
Dan Lester
as US Delegate at UN Conference
Fred Machon
as Delegate at UN Conference
Marne Maitland
as Archipolagos
Alf Mangan
as Delegate
Mark Mileham
as Child
Patrick Mynhardt
as British Soldier
Michael Partridge
as Commandos Captain
Anthony Pendrell
as Official
Frank Phillips
as BBC Newsreader
Geremy Phillips
as Italian Guard
Bill Rayment
as Second Russian Scientist
Tony Spears
as Delegate at UN Conference
Guy Standeven
as Civil Servant
Austin Trevor
as Secretary General
Jim Tyson
as US Delegate at UN Conference
James Ure
as Delegate at UN Conference
Ian Wilson
as Onlooker
Michael Ward
as Hotel Manager