The Pot Carriers
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| The Pot Carriers | |
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.jpg) British quad poster by Tom Chantrell | |
| Directed by | Peter Graham Scott |
| Screenplay by | T.J Morrison Mike Watts |
| Produced by | Gordon Scott |
| Starring | Ronald Fraser Paul Massie Carole Lesley |
| Cinematography | Erwin Hillier |
| Music by | Stanley Black |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Pot Carriers is a 1962 British comedy-drama film directed by Peter Graham Scott and produced by Gordon Scott for ABPC.[1][2] The film stars Ronald Fraser, Paul Massie, Carole Lesley and Dennis Price.[3] The film is largely set in Wandsworth prison and is a remake of the ITV Play of the Week, The Pot Carriers (1960), which writer Mike Watts based on his prison experiences.[4][5] The film is about a young prisoner called Rainbow as he struggles to adjust to his first stretch behind bars.[6]
- Ronald Fraser as Red Band
- Paul Massie as Rainbow
- Carole Lesley as Wendy
- Dennis Price as Smooth Tongue
- Paul Rogers as Governor
- Davy Kaye as Mouse
- Eddie Byrne as Chief Officer Bailey
- Campbell Singer as Prison Officer Mott
- Alfred Burke as Lang
- Patrick McAlinney as Dillon
- Neil McCarthy as Bracket
- Vanda Godsell as Mrs. Red Band
- David Davies as Prison Officer Tom
- David Ensor as Judge
- Keith Faulkner as young prisoner
- Norman Chappell as prisoner Robert
- Alister Williamson as Escorting Prison Officer
- Charles Morgan as Chief Disciplinary Prison Officer
- Martin Wyldeck as Prison Officer Mullins
- Richard Shaw as Prison Officer Willis
- Clifford Earl as Prison Officer (Kitchen)
- Bruce Seton as Prison Officer I / C Cell Block
- John Tate as Prison Officer I / C Visiting Room
- Windsor Davies as Police Constable
- Frank Pettitt as van driver
- Sidney Vivian as bus conductor
- Douglas Muir as Court Usher