I Was Monty's Double (1958)
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If official documentation didn't exist, we'd never believe a fantastic yarn like I Was Monty's Double. Actor M.E. Clifton James plays himself, a British stock-company actor who becomes an unsung hero during World War II. It seems that James, serving his country as a junior officer, is the exact double of General Montgomery. Major John Mills trains James to impersonate Montgomery to the last detail, then sends the actor on a tour of North Africa, the better to divert the German's attentions away from the real "Monty." Based on James' own written reminiscences, I Was Monty's Double was released in the U.S. under the baffling title Hell, Heaven or Hoboken! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- John Mills - Major Harvey
- Patrick Allen - Col. Matthers
- Patrick Holt - Col. Dawson
- Marius Goring - Neilson
- Barbara Hicks - Hester
- Anthony Sagar - Guard Sergeant
- Michael Oliver - Guard
- Kenneth J. Warren - Davies
- Sidney James - Porter, YMCA
- Brian Weske - Dispatch Rider
- Victor Maddern - Orderly Sergeant
- Alfie Bass - Small Man
- John Le Mesurier - Adjutant R.A.P.C.
- Marne Maitland - Arab Proprietor
- Sam Kydd - Go-Between
- Michael Patrick Bell
- Otto Friese
- John Dunbar
- Alfred Maron
- Ronnie Stevens
- Leslie Phillips - Maj. Tennant
- Edward Judd
- Geoffrey Hibbert
- Walter Gotell - German Colonel
- David Davies
- Patrick Connor
- Cecil Parker - Col. Logan
- M.E. Clifton-James - Himself/Monty
- Michael Hordern - "Rusty," the Governor of Gibraltar
- Vera Day - Angela
- Duncan Lamont - Bates
- Max Butterfield - Guard
- John Gale - Osborne
- James Hayter - Sgt. Adams
- Diana Beaumont - Barmaid
- Bill Nagy - American Captain
- Bryan Forbes - Young Lt.
- David Browning - Sergeant Driver
- Macdonald Parke - American General
- Maureen Connell - Peggy
- Allan Cuthbertson - Guards Officer
- John Heller
- Ernst Walder
- Victor Beaumont
- Eric Francis
- Des Roberts
- David Lodge
- Frederick Jaeger
- Gordon Harris
- Douglas Blackwell
- Harry Fowler
- Director(s):
- John Guillermin
- Writer(s):
- Bryan Forbes
- Producer(s):
- Mexwell Seton
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