Fast and Loose

Fast and Loose

1954 · 75 min · ★ 6.6 · Comedy

An unmarried couple are forced to adopt a series of pretexts when they stay at a country inn together with only one spare room.

Directed by Gordon Parry · Written by Ben Travers

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Stanley Holloway Major George Crabb
Kay Kendall Carol Hankin
Brian Reece Peter Wickham
Joan Young Mrs. Gullett, Inn Manageress
Fabia Drake Mrs. Crabb
June Thorburn Barbara Wickham
Dora Bryan Mary Rawlings, the maid
Alexander Gauge Claude Hankin, M.P.
Vida Hope Gladys
Reginald Beckwith Rev. Tripp-Johnson
Toke Townley Alfred
Patrick Westwood Man at Crash

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