The Night We Dropped a Clanger (1959)

Directed by

Darcy Conyers

Genre

war film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 25m

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During World War Two a British secret agent is sent on a mission in occupied France. A diversion goes wrong and leads to a farce of mistaken identity.

lightheartedfarceplayfulmistaken identitycomedy of errorsbreezywrymild

What happens

The Night We Dropped a Clanger (released in the US as Make Mine a Double), is a 1959 black and white British comedy film directed by Darcy Conyers and starring Brian Rix, Cecil Parker, William Hartnell and Leslie Phillips. It was written by John Chapman. The title comes from the British expression "to drop a clanger", meaning to make a big mistake. It links in the title to the secondary meaning of "clang", the noise of a metallic object hitting the floor. A British secret agent is sent on a secret operation in occupied France during the Second World War but a diversionary tactic turns into a farcical tale of mistaken identity. Andrew Sachs made his film debut in a minor role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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