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Helter Skelter (DVD)
Carol Marsh, David Tomlinson, Mervyn Johns, Peter Hammond, Richard Hearne, …
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R109
Discovery Miles 1 090
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British comedy from the late 1940s starring David Tomlinson and
Carol Marsh. The film follows wealthy socialite Susan Graham
(Marsh) as she enlists the help of various zany characters in her
eternal quest to cure herself of a never-ending bout of the
hiccups.
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Madame Louise (DVD)
Richard Hearne, Petula Clark, Garry Marsh, Richard Gale, Doris Rogers, …
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R224
Discovery Miles 2 240
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1950s British comedy from director Maclean Rogers, adapted from the
play by Vernon Sylvaine. When gambler and dress shop owner Madame
Louise (Hilda Bayley) loses a bet, her business ends up in the
hands of her bookie. The bookmaker begins to change the way the
store is run, much to the dismay of current manager Mr. Pastry
(Richard Hearne) and assistant Miss Penny (Petula Clark).
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The Arthur Askey Collection (DVD)
Arthur Askey, Moore Marriott, Googie Withers, Vera Frances, Graham Moffatt, …
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R322
Discovery Miles 3 220
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Six classic Arthur Askey comedies. 'Back Room Boy' (1942) follows
the antics of Askey and a timid meterologist who are packed off to
an Orkney Island lighthouse. After a bit of mucking about they go
off hot on the trail of a band of Nazi spies. 'Band Waggon' (1940)
is a spin-off movie from Askey's popular BBC radio programme of the
same name. After being evicted from Broadcasting House, Arthur and
Richard 'Stinker' Murdoch move to a castle where they stumble upon
television equipment which they use to put on a show. The show is
of course the ideal vehicle for the variety acts from the radio
show. In 'Bees in Paradise' (1944), Askey plays a pilot who bales
out over Paradise Island, not knowing that he is about to land in a
bee-worshipping colony of women and that he is about to become a
drone for the queen bee. When he finds out that, as custom demands,
he is due to be sacrificed two months after the honeymoon, he soon
starts thinking about escape. The women of course have other ideas.
In 'King Arthur Was a Gentleman' (1942), Askey is a newly recruited
soldier who finds himself stationed in King Arthur County.
Naturally when he unexpectedly chances upon a sword he is convinced
it belonged to Arthur and that now he is indestructible. In 'Miss
London Ltd.' (1943), Askey stars as a man trying to save his
flagging escort agency. A new partner suggests getting some new
girls in, just in time for the soldiers' leave. The film features
English singing favourite of the 1940s, Anne Shelton. In 'I Thank
You' (1941), the perils, humiliations and humour of trying to run a
second-rate theatrical company are further compounded when
financial aid, given by the former famous music-hall star Lady
Randall (Lily Morris), is withdrawn. Not to be defeated, the stars
decide the show must go on and devise a plan to persuade her to
reinvest.
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