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Laugh It Off (1940 film)
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Wikipedia article
'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. It was filmed at Walton Studios starting in November 1939, just after the outbreak of war.Wood p.100
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
* Henry Lytton, Jr. as George
Critical reception
'TV Guide' called it "a fairly entertaining effort".
Contains the mortal line: Well if I were you, I wouldnt start from here! when a private is giving directions to a General in a car trying to find the HQ.
References
Bibliography
* Low, Rachael. 'Filmmaking in 1930s Britain'. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
* Wood, Linda. 'British Films, 1927-1939'. British Film Institute, 1986.
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