Mutiny on the Buses – 1972

A Hammer Special Comedy Presentation released through MGM-EMI Film Distributors Limited Copyright MCMLXXII Hammer Film Productions Limited – All rights reserved
MPAA Approved Certificate No. 23320

The characters and incidents portrayed and the names used herein are fictitious and any similarity to the name, character, or history of any person is entirely accidental and unintentional

RCA Sound System
Made at EMI-MGM Elstree Studios, Hertfordshire, England
Technicolor 89 mins

Storyline

When Stan gets engaged to conductress Susy, it comes as a bit of a blow to his family since, especially now that Olive and Arthur have a baby, they rely on his earnings to keep them going. To help boost the family income, Stan makes the mistake of offering to teach Arthur how to drive a bus. Meanwhile, Inspector Blake, determined to improve the efficiency of his layabout workers, makes himself even more unpopular by installing radio receivers in the cabs of the buses. The scene is set for more anarchic, knockabout comedy!

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Crew


Function	Credited	Age at Release	Birth		Death	Age	Hammer Productions
	Click a link for more info						Credited	Uncredited	Total
Ast. Art Director	Don Picton	56	22 Feb 1916		Nov 1981	65	15	2	17
Ast. Director	Ken Barker	54	1 Jan 1918		13 Feb 2001	83	10		10
Camera Operator	Neil Binney	41	1 Jun 1931	01.06.1931		91	17	10	27
Construction Manager	Arthur Banks						18	29	47
Continuity	Doreen Dearnaley	43	20 Nov 1928		3 Feb 1992	63	13		13
Director	Harry Booth						2		2
Director of Photog.	Mark McDonald BSc						2		2
Dubbing Mixer	Bill Rowe	41	2 Feb 1931		29 Sep 1992	61	10		10
Film Editor	Archie Ludski GBFE	43	19 Jul 1929		10 Oct 2004	75	5	1	6
Gaffer	Roy Bond						1		1
Hairdressing S/visor	Ivy Emmerton						7		7
Make-up Supervisor	Eddie Knight	47	14 Mar 1925		27 Aug 1996	71	31		31
Music Composer	Ron Grainer	49	11 Aug 1922		21 Feb 1981	58	1		1
Musical Supervisor	Philip Martell	64	6 Oct 1907		11 Aug 1993	85	104	1	105
Producer	Ronald Chesney	52	4 May 1920		12 Apr 2018	97	6		6
Producer	Ronald Wolfe	49	8 Aug 1922		18 Dec 2011	89	6		6
Production Designer	Scott MacGregor	57	22 Oct 1914		1971	56	14	1	15
Production Manager	Christopher Neame	29	24 Dec 1942		12 Jun 2011	68	15	9	24
Production Supervisor	Roy Skeggs	38	1 Apr 1934		29 Dec 2018	84	45	1	46
Recording Director	A.W. Lumkin	59	1 Feb 1913		25 Oct 1985	72	30		30
Sound Editor	Roy Baker	45	Jul 1927		Feb 2011	83	29	1	30
Sound Recordist	John Purchese	47	21 Feb 1925		21 Dec 2008	83	4		4
Wardrobe Master	Mike Jarvis						1		1
Wardrobe Supervisor	Dulcie Midwinter	62	7 Feb 1910		Oct 1997	87	4		4
Writer	Ronald Chesney	52	4 May 1920		12 Apr 2018	97	6		6
Writer	Ronald Wolfe	49	8 Aug 1922		18 Dec 2011	89	6		6
Uncredited
Camera Operator	John Howard							2	2
Production Runner	Philip Campbell	20	1952	01.01.1952		70		9	9

Cast


Character	Actor	Age at Release	Birth		Death	Age	Hammer Productions
	Click a link for more info						Credited	Uncredited	Total
Angry Passenger	Dervis Ward	48	5 Dec 1923		27 Mar 1996	72	2		2
Arthur	Michael Robbins	41	14 Nov 1930		11 Dec 1992	62	5		5
Blakey, his Inspector	Stephen Lewis	45	17 Dec 1926		12 Aug 2015	88	3		3
Gladys	Juliet Duncan						1		1
Gloria	Jan Rennison						1		1
Harry	Tex Fuller	46	11 Dec 1925		7 Oct 2020	94	3		3
His Mum	Doris Hare	67	1 Mar 1905		30 May 2000	95	3		3
Jack	Bob Grant	40	14 Apr 1932		8 Nov 2003	71	3		3
Mr Jenkins	Kevin Brennan	51	12 Sep 1920		17 Dec 1998	78	1		1
Mrs Jenkins	Damaris Hayman	43	16 Jun 1929		3 Jun 2021	91	2	1	3
New Inspector	Bob Todd	50	15 Dec 1921		21 Oct 1992	70	3		3
Norah	Pat Ashton	41	1 Jan 1931		23 Jun 2013	82	3		3
Nurse	Nicolette Chaffey						1		1
Olive, his Sister	Anna Karen	35	19 Sep 1936		22 Feb 2022	85	3		3
Olive's Baby	Wayne Westhorpe						1		1
Pilot	Michael Nightingale	49	6 Oct 1922		8 May 1999	76	2	1	3
Policeman (Mobile)	Barry Linehan	46	23 Sep 1925		8 Jun 1996	70	3		3
Policeman (On Beat)	David Rowlands	28	1 Jan 1944	01.01.1944		79	2		2
Policeman (Safari Park)	Roger Avon	57	23 Nov 1914		21 Dec 1998	84	2	1	3
Safari Guard	David Lodge	50	19 Aug 1921		18 Oct 2003	82	10		10
Sandra	Caroline Dowdeswell	27	7 Mar 1945	07.03.1945		77	2		2
Stan	Reg Varney	56	11 Jul 1916		16 Nov 2008	92	3		3
Susy	Janet Mahoney	34	1 Jan 1938	01.01.1938		84	1		1
Uncredited
Bus Driver	Harry Fielder	32	26 Apr 1940		6 Feb 2021	80		10	10
Bus Driver	Bill Burns							1	1
Bus Passenger	Tina Simmons							4	4
Clippie	Jill Goldston	29	1 May 1943	01.05.1943		79		1	1
Darts Match Guest	Alf Mangan	55	21 Oct 1916		16 Jun 1988	71		4	4
Driver	Tom O'Leary							1	1
Nurse with Wheelchair	Sally Osborne	19	19 Sep 1952	19.09.1952		70		1	1
Woman Getting Off Bus	Shirley English							2	2

Production


FILMING BEGAN	21 February 1972
UK RELEASE	30 July 1972
STUDIO	Elstree Studios of Associated British Picture Corporation, Hertfordshire, England
LOCATION	Windsor Safari Park, St. Leonards Hill, Windsor, Berkshire, England	Tour scenes with lions
	Borehamwood, Hertfordshire

Footnotes

The title of the film was chosen in a nationwide competition.

With the British film industry in general in deep recession and American funding drying up, Hammer, in desperate need of cash like everyone else, had little choice in a way and reverted more and more to making home-grown comedies based on popular television series. In the long run, though, it was not to be the solution to their ever-worsening crisis.

Details were complied viewing the actual film.
Source of viewing copy – The Hammer Graveyard Collection