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Dreaming (1944 British film)

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Wikipedia article




'Dreaming' is a 1944 British comedy film directed by John Baxter and starring Bud Flanagan, Chesney Allen and Hazel Court.'[https://web.archive.org/web/20090114023425/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/31833 Dreaming]' at British Film Institute Its plot concerns a soldier who is knocked unconscious during a train journey and has a series of bizarre dreams.

In 1944, Decca Records released a recording of Flanagan and Allen singing 'Dreaming', the title song from the film.

The film's sets were designed by Duncan Sutherland.

Plot



When British soldier Bud (Bud Flanagan) is hit on the head, the concussion causes a series of dreams whilst on the hospital operating table. In these he is fleeing hostile tribes in Africa, is a jockey winning a race at Ascot, turns up in Nazi Germany and is opening a wartime services canteen.

Main cast



* Bud Flanagan as Bud

* Chesney Allen as Ches

* Hazel Court as Miss Grey / Wren / Avalah

* Dick Francis as Sir Charles Paddock

* Philip Wade as Dr. Goebbels

* Gerry Wilmot as American General

* Peter Bernard as American Soldier

* Ian McLean as British General

* Roy Russell as Trainer

* Robert Adams as Translator

Critical reception



Allmovie wrote, "There's not much in the way of plot, but Flanagan & Allen seldom needed plots, merely premises."

References






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