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[Highly rated reviewer]

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British - or maybe I should say English - wartime musical comedies have a flavour of their own, with pretty, chirpy, 'game-girl' female leads, comediansof the sort best described as irrepressible, songs with catchy tunes and clever, silly lyrics all set against an austerity background of blackouts, ARP wardens and, in this case, a running gag about a small boy collecting horse manure. This is typical of the genre, enlivened by Askey's comedy routines and the sparkiness of the leading lady. These films were neglected during the last half of the twentieth century because, following the radical overhaul of popular culture in the late fifties and early sixties, they came to seem not just ephemeral and outdated - which they are, of course, - but also naive and embarrassing, relics of a generation whose children wanted to consign them, their attitudes and values, to history as quickly as possible. It is really welcome that so many of them, like this one, are being given a new leaseof life on DVD, giving subsequent generations a chance to see them, if only for historical interest.