Operation Snafu
– Tricked into joining the RAF by a wily judge, wide boy Horace Pope sets his sights on the main chanc..
Tricked into joining the RAF by a wily judge, wide boy Horace Pope sets his sights on the main chance, teams with slow-witted, good-hearted gypsy Pedlar Pascoe, and works up a lucrative racket in conning both his colleagues and the RAF. By means of various devious schemes Pope and Pascoe manage to avoid the front lines until they are sent to France - where they find themselves making unexpected and uncomfortably close contact with the enemy.
27 Jan 1965
English
Cyril Frankel
R.F. Delderfield (novel), Harold Buchman (screenplay), R.F. Delderfield (from a treatment by)
Alfred Lynch, Sean Connery, Victor Maddern, Harry Locke
When he is pulled up in court for selling stuff on the street, Horace Pope says he was only doing it while waiting to enlist. The judge calls his bluff and forces him to sign up. Pope makes friends with the easy going but loyal Pedlar Pascoe, who happily goes along with all of his scams in an effort to avoid the front lines and make a bit on the side. However, his scams cause trouble where he goes and there are only so many places he can go before France beckons.
American International Pictures