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Freddie Frinton is a Actor and Adaptation British born on 17 january 1909 at Grimsby (United-kingdom)
Freddie Frinton, born Frederick Bittiner Coo, (17 January 1909 – 16 October 1968) was an English comedian who remains a household name in Germany and Scandinavia because of his performance in Dinner for One.
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Birth name Frederick Bittiner Coo
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 17 january 1909 at Grimsby (United-kingdom)
Death 16 october 1968 (at 59 years) at London (United-kingdom)
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 17 january 1909 at Grimsby (United-kingdom)
Death 16 october 1968 (at 59 years) at London (United-kingdom)
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Dinner for One (1963)
, 18minutesOrigin German
Genres Comedy
Actors May Warden, Freddie Frinton, Heinz Piper
Roles James
Rating79%
The sketch presents the 90th birthday of upper-class Englishwoman Miss Sophie, who hosts a celebration dinner every year for her friends Mr Pomeroy, Mr Winterbottom, Sir Toby, and Admiral von Schneider. (The plot has nothing to do with New Year's Eve. There is a "Happy New Year" toast, but this appears to be purely a reference to Miss Sophie's birthday.) The problem is that due to Miss Sophie's considerable age, she has outlived all of her friends, and so her equally aged manservant James makes his way around the table, impersonating each of the guests in turn. Miss Sophie decides on appropriate drinks to accompany the menu: Mulligatawny soup (Miss Sophie orders dry sherry), North Sea haddock (with white wine), chicken (with champagne), and fruit for dessert (with port) served by James, who finds himself raising (and emptying) his glass four times per course. That takes its toll, increasingly noticeable in James's growing difficulty in pouring the drinks, telling wine glasses from vases of flowers, and refraining from bursting into song. Even before the alcohol begins to exert its influence, he keeps tripping up on the head of a tiger skin lying on the floor on his way from the buffet to the dinner table, although on one occasion he surprises himself by avoiding it – only to trip on it on his return to the buffet instead.
What a Whopper (1961)
, 1h30Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Adam Faith, Sid James, Carole Lesley, Terence Longdon, Clive Dunn, Freddie Frinton
Roles Gilbert Pinner
Rating53%
Un écrivain tente d'obtenir de l'argent en écrivant un livre sur le monstre du Loch Ness. Aucun éditeur ne le prendra parce qu'ils pensent tous qu'il n'y a pas vraiment de monstre. L'écrivain et certains de ses amis font un faux monstre et prennent des photos avant de se rendre en Écosse pour voir s'ils peuvent convaincre les locaux.
Make Mine Mink (1960)
, 1h41Directed by Robert Asher
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Terry-Thomas, Athene Seyler, Hattie Jacques, Elspeth Duxbury, Billie Whitelaw, Jack Hedley
Roles Drunk
Rating69%
A group of lodgers - Major Rayne, Nanette and Pinkie - staying at the home of Dame Beatrice, a formerly wealthy old lady, express boredom with their humdrum lives. A chance for some excitement comes when Lily, Dame Beatrice's beautiful, young housekeeper, one day gives in to temptation and lifts a brand new mink coat from their neighbours. She does this in a misguided attempt to thank Dame Bea by replacing a moth-eaten, and thoroughly worn-out old fur. Dame Bea is at first delighted, but upon learning how Lily came by the coat she, and her lodgers, spring into action with a plan to replace the coat without anyone knowing.
Forces' Sweetheart (1953)
Directed by Maclean Rogers
Genres Comedy
Actors Hy Hazell, Harry Secombe, Michael Bentine, Freddie Frinton, Molly Weir, Graham Stark
Roles Aloysius Dimwitty
Rating43%
Penny Points to Paradise (1951)
, 1h17Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Harry Secombe, Alfred Marks, Peter Sellers, Paddie O'Neil, Spike Milligan, Bill Kerr
Roles Drunk
Rating49%
Secombe plays the part of Harry Flakers, a man who has a big win on the football pools. He and his friend Spike Donnelly (Milligan) decide to go to the same shabby seaside boarding house that they have always patronised for their summer holiday, but this year all the other guests (including two young women out to marry money, a dodgy investment advisor and a master forger and assistant) are intent on taking the fortune off them in one way or another.
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Dinner for One (1963)
, 18minutesOrigin German
Genres Comedy
Actors May Warden, Freddie Frinton, Heinz Piper
Roles Adaptation
Rating79%
The sketch presents the 90th birthday of upper-class Englishwoman Miss Sophie, who hosts a celebration dinner every year for her friends Mr Pomeroy, Mr Winterbottom, Sir Toby, and Admiral von Schneider. (The plot has nothing to do with New Year's Eve. There is a "Happy New Year" toast, but this appears to be purely a reference to Miss Sophie's birthday.) The problem is that due to Miss Sophie's considerable age, she has outlived all of her friends, and so her equally aged manservant James makes his way around the table, impersonating each of the guests in turn. Miss Sophie decides on appropriate drinks to accompany the menu: Mulligatawny soup (Miss Sophie orders dry sherry), North Sea haddock (with white wine), chicken (with champagne), and fruit for dessert (with port) served by James, who finds himself raising (and emptying) his glass four times per course. That takes its toll, increasingly noticeable in James's growing difficulty in pouring the drinks, telling wine glasses from vases of flowers, and refraining from bursting into song. Even before the alcohol begins to exert its influence, he keeps tripping up on the head of a tiger skin lying on the floor on his way from the buffet to the dinner table, although on one occasion he surprises himself by avoiding it – only to trip on it on his return to the buffet instead.