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Up with the Lark
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Wikipedia article
'Up with the Lark' is a 1943 British musical comedy film directed by Philip Brandon and starring Ethel Revnell, Gracie West and Anthony Holles.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090114101257/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/56200 BFI.org]
A low-budget production during the Second World War, its main message is to treat the black marketeers as dangerous criminals.
Plot summary
During the Second World War, two incompetent female detectives, Ethel and Gracie (played by the British radio comedians Ethel Revnell and Gracie West), disguise themselves as Land Girls, with the aim of exposing the black market business that they believe a local hotel manager is running. Despite the two women's inept efforts, they eventually succeed.http://movies.tvguide.com/up-with-the-lark/review/121917
Cast
* Ethel Revnell - Ethel
* Gracie West - Gracie
* Anthony Holles - Martel
* Anthony Hulme - Mr Britt
* Johnnie Schofield - Mr Tanner
* Lesley Osmond - Mabel
* Alan Kane - Fred Tompkins
* Ian Fleming - Reverend Swallow
Songs
The film contains several songs, largely detached from the plot. The two main songs are
*Up With the Lark
*Let's Go Cuckoo
References
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