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A group of scientists are kidnapped by robots from outer space and subjected to strange experiments. Sci-fi mystery, starring Simon Oates and Zena Marshall
1967
Movie/Drama
Science Fiction
Cast & Crew
Simon Oates
(Actor)
Zena Marshall
(Actor)
Charles Hawtrey
(Actor)
Patricia Hayes
(Actor)
Stanley Meadows
(Actor)
Montgomery Tully
(Director)
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Did You Know..
Simon Oates
(Actor)
Zena Marshall
(Actor)
Charles Hawtrey
(Actor)
Born:
November 30, 1914
in
Hounslow
Best Known For:
The Carry On films.
Early-life:
Born George Frederick Joffre Hartree in Hounslow on November 30, 1914. He made his stage debut at the age of 11 playing a street Arab in The Windmill Man. He went on to study acting at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. He took his stage name from Edwardian actor Sir Charles Hawtrey and for a time suggested they were related.
Career:
Hawtrey went on to appear in a number of stage roles and this led to parts on radio, notably during Children's Hour in the 1940s in the Norman and Henry Bones, and Just William. After making his TV debut in The Army Game in the late 1950s, he starred in his first Carry On film, Carry on Sergeant (1958). He became synonymous with the comedies and went on to appear in 23 of the films. Despite not making another film after Carry on Abroad (1972), Hawtrey continued to work regularly on radio, TV and the stage. His last TV appearance was in an episode of children's series Supergran in 1987. He died on October 27, 1988, at the age of 73.
Quote:
Catchphrase: "Oh hello!"
Trivia:
Hawtrey devoted a lot of his life to drinking and smoking.
Patricia Hayes
(Actor)
Stanley Meadows
(Actor)
Montgomery Tully
(Director)
