Dave King, Dennis Price, Norman Rossington, Daniel Massey, Coral Browne, Maggie Smith, and Robert Morley star in "Go to Blazes" from 1962.
King, Rossington, and Massey are a gang of smash and grab crooks. Every time they smash and grab, they are caught and sent to prison. En route to prison one day, they discuss their options and decide to get their hands on a fire engine next time. That way, they can speed and look official.
They manage to buy a dilapidated engine; however, they keep being stopped to fight real fires. They appeal to an ex-firefighter (Dennis Price) to teach them how to be real firemen. He does.
One of the men, Harry (Massey) romances Chantel (Smith) who works at the couturier next door to a bank. One of the funniest scenes occurs when the Morley character - who is an arsonist by trade - tries to start a fire in the salon and can't!
Good film with solid performances. Maggie Smith was so young here - 28 at the time - and she's lovely and funny.
A fun ending, too.
King, Rossington, and Massey are a gang of smash and grab crooks. Every time they smash and grab, they are caught and sent to prison. En route to prison one day, they discuss their options and decide to get their hands on a fire engine next time. That way, they can speed and look official.
They manage to buy a dilapidated engine; however, they keep being stopped to fight real fires. They appeal to an ex-firefighter (Dennis Price) to teach them how to be real firemen. He does.
One of the men, Harry (Massey) romances Chantel (Smith) who works at the couturier next door to a bank. One of the funniest scenes occurs when the Morley character - who is an arsonist by trade - tries to start a fire in the salon and can't!
Good film with solid performances. Maggie Smith was so young here - 28 at the time - and she's lovely and funny.
A fun ending, too.