Sidney James

Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond

Kenneth Williams

Rhandi Lal, the Khasi of Kalabar

Charles Hawtrey

Private Jimmy Widdle

Roy Castle

Captain Keene

Joan Sims

Lady Joanie Ruff-Diamond

Bernard Bresslaw

Bungdit Din

Peter Butterworth

Brother Belcher

Terry Scott

Sergeant Major Macnutt

Angela Douglas

Princess Jelhi

Cardew Robinson

Frowsi, the Fakir

Julian Holloway

Major Shorthouse

Peter Gilmore

Private Ginger Hale

Wanda Ventham

Khasi's First Wife

Alexandra Dane

Busti

Michael Mellinger

Chindi

David Spenser

Bungdit Din's Servant

Patrick Allen

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Johnny Briggs

Sporran Soldier (uncredited)

Carmen Dene

Hospitality Girl (uncredited)

Eve Eden

Khasi's Wife (uncredited)

Angela Grant

Hospitality Girl (uncredited)

John Hallam

Burpa on Rooftop (uncredited)

Alan Harris

Polo Match Spectator (uncredited)

Valerie Leon

Hospitality Girl (uncredited)

Vicki Woolf

Khasi's Wife (uncredited)