Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (U.S. title: Man in a Cocked Hat) is a 1959 British comedy film directed by Roy Boulting and Jeffrey Dell and starring Terry-Thomas, Peter Sellers, and Luciana Paluzzi. It was written by Boulting and Dell and produced by John Boulting.
Plot
A title sequence prologue details Britain's accidental acquisition of the island of Gaillardia (located somewhere on the 33rd parallel south) during the 18th century, the feud between the two halves of the island and Britain's granting Gaillardia self-rule in 1916. When independence was granted, the Foreign Office (F.O.) failed to notify its representative, who was still there forty years later. He writes a letter to the F.O. informing them of suspicious Russian activity.
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| author | Jeffrey Dell Roy Boulting |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Caribbean |
| director | Jeffrey Dell Roy Boulting |
| editor | Anthony Harvey |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | 18th century 2nd dragoon guards 33rd parallel south bay bidding war british council capture cinema cobalt cove cricket engage grand duke headquarter how to hq married military attaché morris dancing movie theater newsreel oxford paint parachute regiment parachutist partition plan prime minister self-rule set up the king title sequence true identity united nations university of oxford world peace young woman |
| musicBy | John Addison |
| producer | John Boulting |
| productionCompany | Charter Film Productions |
| publisher | British Lion Films |
| theme | dance |