Folly to Be Wise

Folly to Be Wise (1952)

A newly-arrived army chaplain is put in charge of camp entertainment and has the idea of putting on a Brains Trust with local notables. Unfortunately for him, it emerges from a question on the rights and wrongs of marriage that there is more going on between three of the panelists than he wants to know about - though the audience obviously thinks differently.

Date of release
1952-12-04
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (11)
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Frank Launder

Casting

Interesting facts

Folly to Be Wise is a 1952 British comedy film directed by Frank Launder and starring Alastair Sim, Elizabeth Allan, Roland Culver, Colin Gordon, Martita Hunt and Edward Chapman. It was written by James Bridie, John Dighton and Launder based on Bridie's play It Depends What You Mean. The film follows the efforts of a British Army chaplain attempting to recruit entertainment acts to perform for the troops and the complications that ensue when he does. The title is taken from the line by Thomas Gray "where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise".

Production

The film was shot at Shepperton Studios and made by the British Lion Film Corporation. Alastair Sim had previously produced Bridie's play in a 1944 run at the Westminster Theatre and was a driving force behind bringing it to the screen. Launder was encouraged to make the film by Alexander Korda.

The play was broadcast live by BBC Television on 25 June 1946.

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