Name: Folly to Be Wise
Director: Frank Launder
Genre: British, Movies based on a Play, Military Movies, Comedy Movies
Released: 1952
Cast: Alastair Sim, Elizabeth Allan, Roland Culver, Colin Gordon, Martita Hunt

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Folly to Be Wise

1952 🎤 English British IMDb 6.1

Movies based on a PlayMilitary MoviesComedy Movies

DirectorFrank Launder

CastAlastair Sim, Elizabeth Allan, Roland Culver, Colin Gordon, Martita Hunt, Janet Brown

An army chaplain scrambles to organize a show to entertain his troops, but his plan unravels when the event courts controversy.

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Audio: English
Subtitles: CzechDanishGreekEnglishSpanish (Spain)FinnishCroatianHungarianItalianNorwegianDutchPortugueseRomanianRussianSwedish

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Audio: English
Subtitles: CzechDanishGreekEnglishSpanish (Spain)FinnishCroatianHungarianItalianNorwegianDutchPortugueseRomanianRussianSwedish

Checked: 2026-05-19

Watch on Netflix →

Audio: English

Checked: 2026-07-25

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