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Arthur Askey
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Arthur Askey - what members say
review by from Newport South Wales
Missed Out On 5 Stars Because Of....... 10 March 2006
review by Munchkin061271 from Chadwell-St-Mary, Essex
Dated, but fun 8 March 2007
review by JackG from Durham
King Arthur was a gentleman 16 June 2009
Arthur Askey - filmography
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Make Mine a Million
on DVD
(1959)
Starring: Sid James, Arthur Askey, Dermot Walsh
Director: Lance Comfort
Certificate: 
Make Mine A Million stars Sid James as Sid Gibson, a washing detergent salesman, who decides to call on the help of his friend TV make-up artist Arthur (Arthur Askey) in order to obtain some much needed TV advertising time. Arthur slips a plug for Sid's suds into a primetime live TV extravaganza - ..read more »

64%
from 333 members
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Bees In Paradise
on DVD
(1944)
Starring: Ronald Shiner, Arthur Askey, Anne Shelton
Director: Val Guest
Certificate: 
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Four pilots eject out of their plane and land on an island heavily populated by females. But the pilots are unaware that men are scarificed two months after marrying on the island...

56%
from 60 members
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Back Room Boy
on DVD
(1942)
Starring: Moore Marriott, Arthur Askey, Graham Moffatt
Director: Herbert Mason
Certificate: 
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The Arthur Askey Collection is a six-disc box set containing six films starring the legendary British comedian, Arthur Askey. Titles include: "Back Room Boy"; "Band Waggon"; "Bees in Paradise"; "King Arthur was a Gentleman"; "Miss London Ltd"; and "I Thank You".

68%
from 111 members
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King Arthur Was A Gentleman
on DVD
(1942)
Starring: Evelyn Dall, Peter Graves, Ronald Shiner
Director: Marcel Varnel
Certificate: 
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Arthur Askey joins the army and is stationed in the legendary realm once ruled by King Arthur. When he chances upon an old sword he believes it once belonged to the king and thinks he can do no wrong.

58%
from 52 members
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Charley's Aunt
(1941)
Starring: Arthur Askey
Director: Archie Mayo
Certificate: 
An entertaining vehicle for an array of British pre-war comedians, Askey stars as a gregarious undergraduate forced to don drag gear as the eponymous aunt to avoid expulsion for him and his friends. An interesting time capsule of contemporary British humour.

35%
from 8 members
Currently unavailable
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I Thank You
on DVD
(1941)
Starring: Moore Marriott, Arthur Askey, Graham Moffatt
Director: Marcel Varnel
Certificate: 
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Arthur and Dickie become servants in order to raise money for their theatre troupe. Fortunatly, their employer puts up the money for a stage performance for them to star in.

66%
from 76 members
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The Ghost Train
(1941)
Starring: Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch, Kathleen Harrison
Director: Walter Forde
Certificate: 
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Tommy Gander, a concert comedian; Teddy Deakin, his pal; Jackie Withorp and her cousin Richard Winthrop; Miss Bourne, a spinster visiting evacuees, Herbert and Edna, an engaged couple, and Dr. Sterling, travelling on a train to Cornwall miss their connections owing to a delay and have to spend a ..read more »

70%
from 470 members
Not available for rental
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Charley's Big Hearted Aunt
(1940)
Starring: Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch, Graham Moffatt
Director: Walter Forde
Certificate: 
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Dizzy Oxford student Lord Fancourt Babberly (Askey) is persuaded to pose as his pal Charley Wyckham's elderly aunt, in order that Charley's and Jack Chesney's girlfriends will have a proper female escort when they come to visit. The charade is complicated by the presence of Jack's father and of one ..read more »

61%
from 28 members
Not available for rental
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Band Waggon
on DVD
(1940)
Starring: Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch
Director: Marcel Varnel
Certificate: 
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Arthur and Stinker move into a castle in Sussex. Once there they find television equipment and put on a show, little realising that the equitment is being used by German secret agents.

64%
from 74 members
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Love Match
on DVD
Starring: Arthur Askey, Thora Hird, William Franklyn
Director: David Paltenghi
Certificate: 
After being arrested for assaulting a football referee, desperate train driver Bill raids the railwaymen's holiday fund to cover his fine. Now he has to get the money back by hook or by crook!

64%
from 138 members
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