Laugh It Off (1940 film)
| Laugh It Off | |
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| Directed by | John Baxter |
| Produced by | John Corfield |
| Written by |
Bridget Boland Austin Melford (dialogue) |
| Story by | Bridget Boland |
| Starring |
Tommy Trinder Jean Colin |
| Music by |
Marr Mackie Ronnie Munro Kennedy Russell |
| Cinematography | James Wilson |
| Edited by | Michael C. Chorlton |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Anglo-American Film Corporation (UK) |
Release dates | 9 March 1940 (UK) |
Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Laugh It Off is a 1940 British musical comedy film directed by John Baxter and Wallace Orton and starring Tommy Trinder, Jean Colin, Anthony Hulme and Marjorie Browne.[1] It was made at Walton Studios with November 1939 just after the outbreak of war.[2]
Plot
At the start of World War II, Concert party entertainer Tommy Towers is drafted into service. He immediately gets on the wrong side of commanding officer Sergeant Major Slaughter, but after saving the camp show with his show business expertise, Tommy is granted a commission.
Cast
- Tommy Trinder as Tommy Towers
- Jean Colin as Sally
- Anthony Hulme as Somers
- Marjorie Browne as Peggy
- Edward Lexy as Sergeant Major Slaughter
- Ida Barr as Mrs McNab
- Charles Victor as Colonel
- Peter Gawthorne as General
- Wally Patch as Sergeant
- Warren Jenkins as Pat
- John Laurie as Jock
Critical reception
TV Guide called it "a fairly entertaining effort."[3]
References
- ↑ "Laugh It Off (1940)". BFI.
- ↑ Wood p.100
- ↑ "Laugh It Off". TVGuide.com.
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
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