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Brian Rix
Brian Rix

Brian Rix was a British actor and activist. After a stage and television career spanning more than three decades, Rix became a campaigner for disability causes. He entered the House of Lords as a crossbencher in 1992 and was president of the disability charity Mencap from 1998 until his death. more

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Dry Rot
(1956)
Comedy
Comedy about a trio of not particularly bright bookmakers who try to fix a horse race.
Runtime:
87 min
Director:
Maurice Elvey
Cast:
Ronald Shiner, Brian Rix, Peggy Mount, Lee Patterson
6.4
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The Night We Dropped a Clanger
(1959)
Comedy, War
The movie takes place during WWII. A dashing British RAF Officer is earmarked for a secret mission behind enemy lines in occupied France, but wishing to distract the enemy, enlists a person to double for him and thereby draw attention to North Africa . An unlikely airman is found and tutored in the ways of an English officer.
Runtime:
85 min
Director:
Darcy Conyers
Cast:
Brian Rix, Cecil Parker, Leslie Phillips, William Hartnell, Leo Franklyn
6.3
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And the Same to You
(1960)
Comedy
Dickie Dreadnought is the boxing-mad nephew of pious clergyman Reverend Sydney Mullet. To mollify his disapproving uncle, Dickie embarks on an elaborate plan to keep his budding boxing career a secret, with he and his tough-talking promoter Wally Burton both pretending to be devout 'men of the cloth'.
Runtime:
70 min
Director:
George Pollock
Cast:
Brian Rix, William Hartnell, Tommy Cooper, Vera Day, Sid James
5.4
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The Night We Got the Bird
(1960)
Comedy
Good natured comic caper charting the misadventures of a hapless bunch of Brighton based petty crooks dogged with disaster at every turn.
Runtime:
78 min
Director:
Darcy Conyers
Cast:
Brian Rix, Dora Bryan, Ronald Shiner, Leo Franklyn, Irene Handl
6.9
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What Every Woman Wants
(1954)
Drama
Young couple Mark and Jane are forced to thrash out marital problems in a borrowed room in Jane’s parents’ tiny house. Meanwhile, Jane’s cousin, Jim - back from the war in Korea - and Mark’s involvement in left-wing politics place further strain on the relationship. Can grandfather help?
Runtime:
86 min
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