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Bless 'Em All (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Bless 'Em All' is a 1948 British musical comedy film directed by Robert Jordan Hill and starring Hal Monty and Max Bygraves, the latter in his screen debut.
John Guillermin worked on the film as an associate producer.
Premise
The film is about three men who meet when they are called up for the Second World War and fight together in the Battle of France.
Cast
*Hal Monty as Skimpy
*Max Bygraves as Tommy
*Jack Milroy as Jock
Production
It was the first of two Adelphi Films to star Hal Monty as Skimpy. It was also the debut of Max Bygraves.
Reception
The film appears to have been reasonably popular.
Preservation status
It is on the British Film Institute's 75 Most Wanted list of lost films; only a two-and-a-half minute trailer was known to survive at the time. However, a reader notified BFI that a cut-down version titled 'Be Kind Sergeant' was being offered for sale on eBay.
Cast
*Hal Monty as Skimpy
*Max Bygraves as Tommy
*Sybil Amiel as Lisette
*Les Ritchie as Sergeant Willis
*Stan White as Corporal
*Pat Linova as Val
*Jack Milroy as Jock
*Peter Williams as Army doctor
References
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