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    Alive and Kicking

    Alive and Kicking

    6.9 / 10

    English / 94 min. / 1959-07-13

    the genres:

    Comedy

    Storyline:

    Three elderly residents of a nursing home, fed up with their monotonous existence, engineer an escape from their drab surroundings and head for an impromptu holiday on an Irish island.

    Cast:

    Sybil Thorndike

    Sybil Thorndike

    as Dora

    Kathleen Harrison

    Kathleen Harrison

    as Rosie

    Estelle Winwood

    Estelle Winwood

    as Mabel

    Stanley Holloway

    Stanley Holloway

    as MacDonagh

    Joyce Carey

    Joyce Carey

    as Matron

    Eric Pohlmann

    Eric Pohlmann

    as Captain

    Colin Gordon

    Colin Gordon

    as Bird Watcher

    John Salew

    John Salew

    as Solicitor

    Liam Redmond

    Liam Redmond

    as Old Man

    Marjorie Rhodes

    Marjorie Rhodes

    as Old Woman

    Olive McFarland

    Olive McFarland

    as Lover

    Anita Sharp-Bolster

    Anita Sharp-Bolster

    as Postmistress

    Paul Farrell

    Paul Farrell

    as Postman

    Patrick McAlinney

    Patrick McAlinney

    as Policeman

    Raymond Manthorpe

    Raymond Manthorpe

    as Little Boy

    Tony Quinn

    Tony Quinn

    as Villager

    Harry Hutchinson

    Harry Hutchinson

    as Villager

    Brendan O'Dowda

    Brendan O'Dowda

    as Singer

    Joseph MacNally

    Joseph MacNally

    as Singer

    Richard Harris

    Richard Harris

    as Lover

    Liz Fraser

    Liz Fraser

    as June (uncredited)

    George Hilsdon

    George Hilsdon

    as Russian Trawlerman (uncredited)

    Totti Truman Taylor

    Totti Truman Taylor

    as Royal Personage (uncredited)

    Billy Lawrence

    Billy Lawrence

    as Minor Role (uncredited)