A Piece of Cake 75 years old

Set in the austere post–World War II British world of rationing, Cyril dreams up an ode to an imaginary character named Merlin Mound who can provide anything one can wish. Merlin becomes real and grants his host's wishes; not by conjuring the items out of thin air, but depriving them from other people's ownership, which leads to trouble.

Credits

Jon Pertwee as Mr. Short

Laurence Naismith as Merlin Mound

Johnnie Schofield as Window Cleaner

Richard Gilbert as Head waiter Louis

Philip Saville as Dinner Guest

Cyril Fletcher as Cyril Clarke

A Piece of Cake Cast

Name	Character
Jon Pertwee He was 29, 76 years old when he died	as Mr. Short
Laurence Naismith He was 39, 83 years old when he died	as Merlin Mound
Johnnie Schofield He was 49, 56 years old when he died	as Window Cleaner
Richard Gilbert He was 31, now 43 years old	as Head waiter Louis
Philip Saville He was 18, 86 years old when he died	as Dinner Guest
Cyril Fletcher He was 35, 91 years old when he died	as Cyril Clarke
Joe Linnane	as Dinner Guest
Tamara Lees She was 23, 75 years old when she died	as Dinner Guest
Harry Fowler He was 21, 85 years old when he died	as Head Spiv

A Piece of Cake Crew

Name	Department
John Croydon as Producer. He was 40 (86) years old when He died	Production
John Croydon as Story. He was 40 (86) years old when He died	Writing
Walter J. Harvey as Director of Photography. He was 45 (75) years old when He died	Camera
Arthur Wilkinson as Music. He was 29 (48) years old when He died	Sound

A Piece of Cake (75 years)

Release day: Monday, November 01, 1948
Runtime: 46 minutes