| I Only Arsked! | |
| Director: | Montgomery Tully |
| Producer: | Anthony Hinds |
| Screenplay: | Sid Colin Jack Davies |
| Starring: | Bernard Bresslaw Michael Medwin Alfie Bass |
| Music: | Benjamin Frankel |
| Cinematography: | Lionel Banes |
| Editing: | James Needs Alfred Cox |
| Studio: | Granada Productions Hammer Film Productions |
| Runtime: | 82 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
I Only Arsked! is a 1958 British comedy film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Bernard Bresslaw, Michael Medwin and Alfie Bass.[1] It was based on the television series The Army Game and was made by Hammer Films.
Slapstick ensues when inept army recruits are transferred to a post in the Middle East.
According to Kinematograph Weekly the film performed "better than average" at the British box office in 1959.[2]
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Two acid take-offs of memorable scenes in Bridge on the River Kwai and a few moments of communal insanity from the five practised actors who take the brunt of the action are the highlights of this modest and relaxed army lark. There is no departure here from the tradition of service farces, except that some, at least, of its humour is composed of private jokes inherited from the TV programme from which the idea was taken."[3]
Allmovie wrote, "The level of humour in I Only Arsked! will perhaps best be appreciated by fans of the original series";[4] while TV Guide noted "An enjoyable British slapstick comedy."[5]