Stop Exchange
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| Stop Exchange | |
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| Directed by | Howard Rennie |
| Produced by | Felix Meyburgh |
| Written by | Howard Rennie Cora Swemmer |
| Starring | Arthur Swemmer Charles Vernon Ian Yule |
| Music by | Werner Krupski |
| Cinematography | Grenville Middleton |
Production company | Panorama Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | South Africa |
| Language | English |
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Stop Exchange (also known as Don't Shoot the Shareholders) is a 1970 South African comedy film directed by Howard Rennie and starring Arthur Swemmer, Charles Vernon and Ian Yule, with guest appearances from Sid James[1] and Charles Hawtrey.[2] It was written by Rennie and Cora Swemmer and produced by Felix Meyburgh for Panorama Films.
Plot[edit]
J.J. Manx is an unsuccessful businessman who robs banks in order to pay his employees. Oom Willie Swanepoel is a train driver who is skilled at playing the stockmarket. Neither of them know that they are in fact identical twin brothers.
When Swanepoel's activities cause the value of Manx's shares to drop, Manx locates Swanepoel and has him kidnapped. He then assumes Swanepoel's identity to steal the Bottomley Diamonds. Swanepoel's friends locate the diamonds and claim the reward money, using it to ruin Manx. Manx confesses his crime to the police but it turns out the diamonds were fakes, part of an insurance fraud.
Cast[edit]
- Arthur Swemmer as J.J. Manx / Oom Willie Swanepoel
- Charles Vernon as Norman
- Ian Yule as Lefty
- Beryl Gresak as Marge
- Louis van Niekerk as Bill
- Billy Matthews as Mr. Bottomley
- Shelagh Ross as Mrs. Bottomley
- Johan du Plooy as Oom Paul
- Marius Weyers as Attie
- Carel Trichardt as Basie
- Sidney James as the tramp
- Charles Hawtrey as the butler
- Martin Pols as Mark Condor
Music[edit]
The soundtrack was by Werner Krupski. The title song, performed by Johannesburg band The Bats, was released as a 7-inch single.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ Goodwin, Cliff (2001). Sid James – A Biography. Virgin Books. p. 176. ISBN 0753505541. Search this book on
- ↑ "Stop Exchange". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ↑ "The Bats – Who's That Girl / Stop Exchange". Discogs. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
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