Simon, Simon (1970) – Nostalgia Central

Accident-prone council workers Graham Stark and John Junkin get a new hydraulic lift truck in this short slapstick comedy film, made in the same style as The Plank (1967) – without dialogue and accompanied by very hip jazz music.

The truck (a Simon brand hydraulic lift platform) turns out to be the star of the film – winning hearts, saving animals, getting involved in an aerial battle with a hydraulic fire engine, and eventually chasing and bringing to justice a hit-and-run thief.

The film is full of brief celebrity cameos, including Michael Caine, David Hemmings, Peter Sellers,  Bob Monkhouse, Norman Rossington, Julia Foster, Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise, Bernie Winters, and DJs Tony Blackburn and Pete Murray.

1st Workman
Graham Stark
2nd Workman
John Junkin
1st Typist
Julia Foster
2nd Typist
Audrey Nicholson
The Boss
Paul Whitsun-Jones
Firemen
Norman Rossington
Tony Blackburn
Pete Murray
Man in car with posters
David Hemmings
Michael Caine
Himself
Roof Tiler
Eric Morecambe
Man on roof with book
Bernie Winters
Man with two cars
Peter Sellers
Painter
Ernie Wise
Photographer
Bob Monkhouse
Cashier
Tommy Godfrey
Thief
Kenneth Earle

Director
Graham Stark

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