Gasbags
1941 British film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1941 British film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gasbags is a 1941 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and Marcel Varnel and starring The Crazy Gang as well as Moore Marriott.[1] The film was a morale-booster in the early part of the Second World War.[2]
| Gasbags | |
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.jpg) Opening title | |
| Directed by | |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | Edward Black |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Arthur Crabtree |
| Edited by | R. E. Dearing |
| Music by | Louis Levy |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
Release date |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
It was shot at the Lime Grove Studios in London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alex Vetchinsky. It was the fourth and final film starring the comedians at Gainsborough Pictures. Flanagan and Allen subsequently moved to British National where they made a further four films over the next few years.
The Crazy Gang's mobile fish and chip shop is tethered to a barrage balloon which lifts the shop into the air and the gang is carried to Nazi Germany. They are captured but break out of prison, impersonate Adolf Hitler and return to England in a stolen secret weapon.
TV Guide called it "An exhilarating comedy";[3] while the Radio Times called it "the best film ever made by the Crazy Gang...Director Marcel Varnel has just the right surreal touch to make it work and leave audiences laughing."[2]
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