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King Arthur Was A Gentleman
on DVD
(1942)
Starring: Evelyn Dall, Peter Graves, Ronald Shiner
Director: Marcel Varnel
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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.
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I Thank You
on DVD
(1941)
Starring: Moore Marriott, Arthur Askey, Graham Moffatt
Director: Marcel Varnel
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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.
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Gasbags
(1941)
Starring: Bud Flanagan, Chesney Allen, Jimmy Nervo
Director: Walter Forde, Marcel Varnel
Certificate: 
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Flanagan & Allen, Nervo & Knox and Naughton & Gold do their bit for the war effort as the Crazy Gang inadvertantly invade Germany when their barrage balloon gets swept away in a sudden gust of wind.
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Band Waggon
on DVD
(1940)
Starring: Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch
Director: Marcel Varnel
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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.
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Will Hay - Hey! Hey! USA
on DVD
(1938)
Starring: Will Hay, Graham Moffatt, Edgar Kennedy
Director: Marcel Varnel
Certificate: 
Dr. Benjamin Twist is invited to act as tutor to the son of a millionaire in the United States of America, after posing as a famous professor. Twist discovers that two gangs of villains are out to kidnap his precocious young pupil, Bernie Schultz...
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Will Hay - Convict 99
on DVD
Starring: Will Hay, Graham Moffatt, Moore Marriott
Director: Marcel Varnel
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A disgraced school master, Bejamin Twist, is mistaken for a tough prison governor and is assigned in charge of a prison for particularly hardened criminals. Believing he is being sent to a school rather than a prison, he celebrates accordingly only to find that his drunkenness accidently lands him ..read more »
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Will Hay - Oh Mr Porter
on DVD
Starring: Will Hay, Graham Moffatt, Moore Marriott
Director: Marcel Varnel
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For 20 years the railway Superintendent has wanted to fire the bungling William Porter, but as Porter is related to the Managing Director, he does not dare. When Porter is appointed to Buggleskelly, a near-derelict station in Ireland, he organises an early morning excursion train for a sinister one-..read more »
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No Limit
on DVD
Starring: George Formby, Florence Desmond, Howard Douglas
Director: Anthony Kimmins, Monty Banks, Marcel Varnel
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George Shuttleworth (Formby) is convinced that he has the talent to win the Isle of Man TT races, despite what his neighbours back home in Wigan may think. During the trials, the brakes go on George's bike, 'The Shuttleworth Snap', which he made himself. As a result, he breaks the TT lap record, ..read more »
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Will Hay - Good Morning Boys
on DVD
Starring: Will Hay, Graham Moffatt, Edgar Kennedy
Director: Marcel Varnel
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The boys at St. Michael spend most their time gambling, betting and setting booby traps for their Head Master, Dr Benjamin Twist. A new Governor inspects the school and demands the Head Master's resignation. Dr Twist defends his educational methods and is given a chance to show what his boys can do ..read more »
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The Frozen Limits
Starring: Chesney Allen, Eileen Bell, Eric Clavering
Director: Marcel Varnel
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The Crazy Gang, a pre-Monty Python group of British "nut" comedians, were popular on stage and screen from 1935 through 1962. In The Frozen Limits, the comic sextet Bud Flanagan, Chesney Allen, Jimmy Nervo, Teddy Knox, Charlie Naughton and Jimmy Gold, head to Alaska to take advantage of the 1898 ..read more »
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Not available for rental
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Bell-Bottom George
Starring: George Formby
Director: Marcel Varnel
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Navy club steward with low medical grade is turned down by the navy, but gets in by mistake when a sailor friend borrows his only suit of clothes and he is obliged to wear the sailor's uniform. Following a case of mistaken identity he becomes involved with enemy agents based in a taxidermists shop, ..read more »
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King Arthur was a Gentleman
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(1942)
Starring: Max Bacon, Evelyne Dall, Anne Shelton
Director: Marcel Varnel
Certificate: 
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Run time: 98 minutes
Set during World War II, Susan and Gwennie are two girls bound for London. There Gwennie is to meet her father, a very prominent politician, and Susan is to visit her boyfriend, Arthur (Arthur Askey), who wants to join the army. They come into contact with Gwennie’s father who makes it ..read more »
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I Thank You
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(1941)
Starring: Arthur Askey, Felix Aylmer, Richard Murdoch
Director: Marcel Varnel
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Run time: 81 minutes
The perils, humiliations and humour of trying to run a second-rate theatrical company are further compounded when financial aid, given by the former famous music-hall star, Lady Randall, is withdrawn. Not to be defeated, the stars decide the show must go on and devise a plan to persuade her to re-..read more »
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Gasbags
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(1940)
Starring: Bud Flanagan, Chesney Allen, Jimmy Nervo
Director: Walter Forde, Marcel Varnel
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Run time: 77 minutes
A demonstration for an important event involves the raising of a balloon barrage. However, one balloon does not move, and when it is discovered that it belongs to ‘The Crazy Gang’, they are instructed to release it at once. This they do, but a sudden gust of wind means that not only ..read more »
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Band Waggon
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(1940)
Starring: Jack Hylton, Richard Murdoch, Patricia Kirkwood
Director: Marcel Varnel
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Run time: 79 minutes
Arthur and his friend, Stinker, are contacted by a member of the BBC to inform them that they will soon be given an audition. On hearing this, the duo decide to install themselves in a disused studio on the roof of Broadcasting House. There they announce they will transmit a pirate broadcast at ..read more »
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The Frozen Limits
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(1939)
Starring: Jimmy Nervo, Bud Flanagan, Teddy Knox
Director: Marcel Varnel
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Run time: 80 minutes
The Crazy Gang, a pre-Monty Python group of British "nut" comedians, were popular on stage and screen from 1935 through 1962. In The Frozen Limits, the comic sextet Bud Flanagan, Chesney Allen, Jimmy Nervo, Teddy Knox, Charlie Naughton and Jimmy Gold, head to Alaska to take advantage of the 1898 ..read more »
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Hey! Hey! USA
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(1938)
Starring: Will Hay, Edgar Kennedy, David Burns
Director: Marcel Varnel
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Run time: 93 minutes
Dr Twist is forced to pose on an Atlantic liner as the famous Professor Tavistock. As the professor he is asked to tutor Bertie Schultz, the precocious son of a millionaire. To avoid awkward questions about his passport when he arrives in the USA, he enlists the help of a gangster stowaway to ..read more »
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Old Bones of the River
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(1938)
Starring: Will Hay, Moore Marriott, Graham Moffatt
Director: Marcel Varnel
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Run time: 87 minutes
When Professor Benjamin Tibbets (Will Hay) travels to Africa up river to open schools for the natives, he experiences several setbacks. His new pupils are less than receptive, and when the commander of the local base goes down with malaria he takes on his duties as well. Aided by the crew of the ..read more »
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Convict 99
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(1938)
Starring: Will Hay, Moore Marriott, Graham Moffatt
Director: Marcel Varnel
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Run time: 89 minutes
After losing his job as head of a famous school, Dr Benjamin Twist applies for a job as Governor of the nearby prison. In a case of mistaken identity, he is awarded the job, but on his first day there is a mutiny and again he is confused for someone else - a prisoner! After his experience, he vows ..read more »
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Good Morning Boys
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(1937)
Starring: Will Hay, Martita Hunt, Peter Gawthorne
Director: Marcel Varnel
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Run time: 80 minutes
Dr Twist is the Headmaster of a boys’ school. There the pupils spend most of their time gambling, betting and setting booby traps for their Principal. When a governor arrives to inspect the school he is appalled and demands that Dr Twist resigns. Defending his educational methods, Dr Twist is ..read more »
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