Kill or Cure is a 1962 British comedy film directed by George Pollock and starring Terry-Thomas and Eric Sykes. Plot Mr Barber Rynde comes to a country hotel to assist a wealthy widow. He endures a nature cure diet and exercises under Rumbelow. When the widow is poisoned, Barber Rynde and Rumbelow join forces to win a reward offered by the hotel manager Crossley. Crossley is next murdered but this leads to the original criminal. The reward however has been inherited by the widow's Pekinese. Cast Terry-Thomas as Capt. J. (Jeroboam) Barker-Rynde PI Eric Sykes as Rumbelow Dennis Price as Dr. Julian Crossley Lionel Jeffries as Det. Insp. Hook Moira Redmond as Francis Roitman, Clifford's Secretary Katya Douglas as Rita - Green Glades Nurse David Lodge as Richards - Male Nurse Ronnie Barker as Burton - Hook's Assistant Hazel Terry as Mrs. Rachel Crossley Derren Nesbitt as Roger Forrester (as Derrin Nesbitt) Harry Locke as Riggins Arthur Howard as Johnson - Green Glades Desk Clerk Tristram Jellinek as Asst. Clerk Peter Butterworth as Green Glades Barman Patricia Hayes as Lily the Waitress Anna Russell as Mrs. Margaret Clifford Mandy as Horatio Sidney Vivian as Fred - Barber-Rynde's Assistant (as Sidney Vyvyan) Julian Orchard as P.C. Lofthouse Reception According to MGM records the film made a profit of $89,000. See also List of British films of 1962 References External links 1962 films Films directed by George Pollock 1962 comedy films British comedy films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Films scored by Ron Goodwin 1960s English-language films 1960s British films