the fraud. The closing epilogue and dedication states: "To all those who got away with it, this film is most respectfully dedicated." Cast Ian Carmichael as Stanley Windrush Richard Attenborough as Private Cox Dennis Price as Brigadier Bertram Tracepurcel Terry-Thomas as Major Hitchcock Peter Jones as Egan William Hartnell as Sergeant Sutton Thorley Walters as Captain Bootle Jill Adams as Prudence Greenslade Ian Bannen as Private Horrocks Victor Maddern as Private Blake Kenneth Griffith as Private Jones George Coulouris as Padre Derrick De Marney as Pat Ronald Adam as Doctor at medical hearing Miles Malleson as Windrush Sr. Sally Miles as Catherine David King-Wood as Gerald Brian Oulton as M.O. at Gravestone Camp Michael Trubshawe as Col. Fanshawe John Le Mesurier as Psychiatrist Robert Raglan as Gen. Tomlinson Henry Oscar as Art expert Christopher Lee as General von Linbeck's aide (uncredited) Basil Dignam as Col. Martin (president of Selection Board) (uncredited) John Harvey as RAF officer at headquarters (uncredited) Glyn Houston as Corporal on sick call (uncredited) Lloyd Lamble as Officer at medical hearing (uncredited) David Lodge as Lance Corporal on guard duty, Holding Unit (uncredited) Marianne Stone as Expectant mother talking to Capt Bootle (uncredited) Michael Ward as Sidney (guest at party) (uncredited) John Warren as Sergeant Major Gradwick Trevor Reid as Adjutant (uncredited) Theodore Zichy as German Agent (uncredited) Peter Williams as Officer at Selection Board (uncredited) Production The film was primarily filmed at Shepperton Studios but some scenes were filmed at Wantage Hall, a hall of residence for the University of Reading. The War Office refused all requests for cooperation, even after the ending of the film was changed to show the guilty being caught. The producers inserted a title card depicting three officers in the See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil stance with the words "the producers gratefully acknowledge the official cooperation of absolutely nobody". It was the first in a series of successful satirical comedies made by the Boulting brothers. Their 1959 comedy, I'm All Right Jack, featured many of the same actors and characters. Many references are made to the events of Private's Progress. Reception The film was the second most popular movie at the British box office in 1956. The New York Times wrote, "the Boultings have come up with an ingenious story and injected hilarious moments. But the whole thing sparkles and fizzles." References External links 1956 comedy films