Gasbags
| Gasbags | |
|---|---|
| Directed by |
Walter Forde Marcel Varnel |
| Produced by | Edward Black |
| Written by |
Marriott Edgar (writer) Val Guest (writer) |
| Starring | See below |
| Cinematography | Arthur Crabtree |
| Edited by | R.E. Dearing |
Release dates | 1 February 1941 |
Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
Gasbags is a 1941 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and Marcel Varnel and starring The Crazy Gang.
Plot summary
The film brims with British comedy talent of the period. The Crazy Gang’s mobile fish and chip shop is accidentally tied to a barrage balloon and the gang is carried to Nazi Germany. They are captured but break out of prison, impersonate Adolf Hitler and return to England in a stolen secret weapon.
The film was a morale-booster at a period of the war when Britain looked in real danger of defeat.
Cast
- Bud Flanagan as Bud
- Chesney Allen as Ches
- Jimmy Nervo as Cecil
- Teddy Knox as Knoxy
- Charlie Naughton as Charlie
- Jimmy Gold as Goldy
- Moore Marriott as Jerry Jenkins
- Wally Patch as Sergeant-Major
- Peter Gawthorne as Commanding Officer
- Frederick Valk as Sturmfuehrer
- Eric Clavering as Scharffuehrer
- Anthony Eustrel as Gestapo Officer
- Carl Jaffe as Gestapo Chief
- Manning Whiley as Colonel
- Torin Thatcher as SS Man
- Irene Handl as Wife
- Leonard Sharp as Chip Shop customer
- Theodore Zichy as 2nd in Command (uncredited)
Soundtrack
- Bud Flanagan and Chesney Allen - "Yesterday's Dreams" (Written by Michael Carr and Dorothy Day)
External links
- Gasbags at the Internet Movie Database
- Gasbags is available for free download at the Internet Archive
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