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Postman's Knock is a 1962 British comedy film directed by Robert Lynn starring Spike Milligan, Barbara Shelley, John Wood and Warren Mitchell. [1] [2] The screenplay concerns a country postman who is transferred to London, where he manages to foil a major robbery.
Likeable country postman Harold Petts gets transferred from his village to London, where on his arrival he unwittingly foils a mail train robbery.
Likeable country postman Harold Petts gets transferred from his village to London, where on his arrival he unwittingly foils a mail train robbery.
Likeable country postman Harold Petts gets transferred from his village to London, where on his arrival he unwittingly foils a mail train robbery. Innocent in the ways of the big city, he is thought to be a member of another gang by both the train robbers and the police, who all suspect him of trying to rob the post office where he works.
- Robert Lynn
- Spike Milligan
POSTMAN'S KNOCK is a 1962 British comedy starring Spike Milligan, about--what else--a hapless postman. The main reason I watched the film was that the major female role was played by one of the leading ladies of English Gothic cinema, Barbara Shelley.
- Ronald Adam, Miles Malleson, Wilfrid Lawson
Spike Milligan Cast, Screenplay. John Briley Screenplay. Jack Trevor Story Screenplay. Gerald Moss Cinematography. Critics reviews. Promoted to a new position in a “big city” London post office, unassuming mail carrier Harold Petts makes a splash on his first day when his arrival inadvertently foils a mail train robbery in this classic comedy.
Amusing little British comedy that has rural mailman Harold Petts, Spike Milligan, transfered from his sleepy little country town post office where everything has been the same as it was for hundreds of years.
