The Cherry Picker
| The Cherry Picker | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Peter Curran |
| Written by | Peter Curran (screenplay) |
| Based on | the novel Pick Up Sticks by Mickey Phillips |
| Starring |
Lulu Bob Sherman Terry-Thomas Wilfrid Hyde-White Spike Milligan |
| Music by | Bill McGuffie |
Release date |
1972 |
The Cherry Picker, also known as The Quiet Life, is a 1972 British drama film directed by Peter Curran and starring Lulu, Bob Sherman, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Spike Milligan, Patrick Cargill, Jack Hulbert, Fiona Curzon, Terry-Thomas and Robert Hutton.
As of August 2014, the film was missing from the BFI National Archive; although inferior quality copies are still in circulation it is still listed as one of the British Film Institute's "75 Most Wanted" lost films due to the loss of the original print.
Cast
- Nancy - Lulu
- James Burn III - Bob Sherman
- Appleby - Terry-Thomas
- Dobson - Wilfrid Hyde-White
- Mr. Lal - Spike Milligan
- Dr. Harrison - Patrick Cargill
- Sir Hugh Fawcett - Jack Hulbert
- Maureen - Fiona Curzon
- James Burn II - Robert Hutton
- Mrs. Trulove - Priscilla Morgan
- Dan Haydock - Arthur Blake
- Vicar - Barry Wilsher
- Dr. Softman - Bruce Boa
- Pilkington - Henry McGee
- Mrs. Lal - Marianne Stone
- Dubbed Voice of Nancy - Nikki van der Zyl
Production
The film was written, directed and produced by Curran.