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Folly to Be Wise is a British film of genre Comedy directed by Frank Launder released in USA on 6 december 1953 with Alastair Sim

Folly to Be Wise (1953)

Folly to Be Wise
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Released in USA 6 december 1953
Length 1h31
Directed by
Genres Comedy
Rating61% 3.0530853.0530853.0530853.0530853.053085

Folly to Be Wise is a 1953 British comedy film directed by Frank Launder and starring Alastair Sim, Elizabeth Allan, Roland Culver, Colin Gordon, Martita Hunt and Edward Chapman. It is based on the play It Depends What You Mean by James Bridie. The film follows the efforts of a British Army Chaplain attempting to recruit entertainment acts to perform for the troops and the complications that ensue when he does. The title is taken from the line by Thomas Gray "where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise,".

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