Tommy Trinder Collection
Includes the following features:
Save a Little Sunshine (Dir. Norman Lee) (1938): In this musical comedy, a man earns a reward and decides to spend some of it on restoring a ramshackle boarding house. Unfortunately, his endeavor fails, and he ends up working there to make ends meet. Later, his ingenious girl friend saves the day by suggesting he turn the house into a fancy restaurant.
Sailors Three (Dir. Walter Forde) (1940): Three British sailors find they've accidentally strayed on board a Nazi ship during WWII. They then proceed to take it over and requisition it for the Royal Navy.
The Foreman Went To France (Dir. Charles Frend) (1942): Based on the true story of Melbourne Johns, an aircraft factory foreman sent to France to prevent the Nazis getting hold of some vital equipment.
Fiddlers Three (Dir. Harry Watt) (1944): A pair of Jolly Jack Tars on shore leave take a Wren (lady sailor) to Stonehenge and get caught in a time warp finishing up in ancient Rome.
The Bells Go Down (Dir. Basil Dearden) (1943): Comedian Tommy Trinder plays it straight in this tribute to the wartime AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service). The dedicated band who kept the fires of London under control during the blitz and fire bombings of WWII.
Bitter Springs (Dir. Ralph Smart) (1950): Tommy Trinder is called in to smooth things out when Wally King encroaches upon Aboriginal Tribal ground.
Champagne Charlie (Dir. Alberto Cavalcanti) (1944): The story of a 19th century English music hall (vaudeville) performer and life behind the scenes.
| Starring |
Tommy Trinder, Dave Willis, Patricia Kirkwood, Claude Hulbert, Carla Lehmann, Constance Cummings, Clifford Evans, Frances Day, Sonnie Hale, James Mason, Philip Friend, Chips Rafferty, Gordon Jackson, Stanley Holloway, Betty Warren |
| Director |
Norman Lee, Walter Forde, Harry Watt |
| Studio |
ELEVATION |
| Run time |
DVD: 9 hrs 44 mins |
| Certificate |
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| Genres |
Drama |
| Language |
DVD: English |
| Released |
To Rent: DVD: 11 Feb 2008 |
Tommy Trinder Collection
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Sailors Three / Save A Little Sunshine
Save a Little Sunshine (Dir. Norman Lee) (1938): In this musical comedy, a man earns a reward and decides to s...
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Fiddlers Three / The Foreman Went To France
The Foreman Went To France (Dir. Charles Frend) (1942): Based on the true story of Melbourne Johns, an aircraf...
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Bitter Springs
Bitter Springs (Dir. Ralph Smart) (1950): Tommy Trinder is called in to smooth things out when Wally King encr...
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Champagne Charlie
The story of a 19th century English music hall (vaudeville) performer and life behind the scenes. ...
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The Bells Go Down
The story follows Tommy's career from his enrolment in the Auxiliary Fire Service through his training to his ...