A Piece of Cake (1948)
Set in the austere post–World War II British world of rationing, Cyril dreams up an ode to an imaginary character named Merlin Mound who can provide anything one can wish. Merlin becomes real and grants his host's wishes; not by conjuring the items out of thin air, but depriving them from other people's ownership, which leads to trouble.
Director: John Irwin
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Cyril Fletcher as Cyril Clarke |
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Betty Astell as Betty Clarke |
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Laurence Naismith as Merlin Mound |
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Jon Pertwee as Mr. Short |
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Sam Costa as Les Millins |
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Miki Hood as Mrs. Short |
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Tamara Lees as Dinner Guest |
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Audrey White as Dinner Guest |
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Philip Saville as Dinner Guest |
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Ethel Coleridge as Mrs. Fiddle |
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Johnnie Schofield as Window Cleaner |
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Richard Gilbert as Head waiter Louis |
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Harry Fowler as Head Spiv |
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Arthur Laurence as Police Inspector |
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Joe Linnane as Dinner Guest |
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Patricia Dainton as Disrobed Birthday Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Kenneth More as Police Clerk (uncredited) |
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Anthony Steel as Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited) |
| Directing | John Irwin | Director |
| Writing | Betty Astell | Story |
| Writing | John Croydon | Story |
| Writing | Lyn Lockwood | Writer |
| Writing | Bernard McNabb | Writer |
| Production | John Croydon | Producer |
| Sound | Arthur Wilkinson | Music |
| Editing | Graeme Hamilton | Editor |
| Writing | Cyril Fletcher | Writer |
| Camera | Walter J. Harvey | Director of Photography |
