

"Smile while you’re makin’ it. Laugh while you’re takin’ it. Even though you’re fakin’ it. Nobody’s gonna know …"
An ambitious coffee salesman has a series of improbable and ironic adventures seemingly designed to challenge his naive idealism.
Michael Arnold Travis / Plantation Thief

Sir James Burgess / Monty

Gloria Rowe / Madame Paillard / Mrs. Richards

Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda

Patricia / Casting Assistant

Stewart / Prof. Millar / Meths Drinker

Factory Chairman / Prison Governor

Tea Lady / Neighbour

Neighbour / Usher / Sister Hallett

Jenkins / Interrogator / Salvation Army Major

Alan Price

Mrs. Ball / Salvationist / Vicar's Wife
William / Interrogator / Assistant / Released Prisoner
John Stone (Coffee Factory) / Col. Steiger / Prison Warder / Meths Drinker / Film Executive
Master of Ceremonies (Nightspot) / Warner / Male Nurse

Supt. Barlow / Insp. Carding

Director

Bill

Examination Doctor/Basil Keyes

Attenborough/Examination Doctor

Coffee Trainee / Mavis (Girl at Stag Party)

Army Captain/Power Station Technician/Duke of Belminster

Good Lady

Bishop/Vicar

General/Judge

Plantation Foreman/Bassett

Oswald

Mrs Naidu
Young Man/Sportscar Driver/Sandwichboard Man

Policeman at Accident/Man at Stag Party/Munda's Manservant/Policeman at Tenement

Policeman at Accident/Power Station Guard/Policeman in Court

Mr MacIntyre/Dr Hyder/Flight Lt. Wallace
Coffee Picker
Lady Burgess

Becky
Denson
Dr Houston

Hotel Receptionist

Man at Stag Party

Plantation Judge/Meth Drinker/Man at Stag Party

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Passerby (uncredited)

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Mr. Spalding / Doctor / Pickpocket / Meths Drinker