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Gasbags (1941)
Director: Marcel Varnel
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Moore Marriott, grizzled, knobbly-kneed, and looking old enough to be Wilfrid Brambell's great-grandfather, steals the picture from under the very noses of the Crazy Gang - no small feat, considering this is probably the Gang's finest comedy. He plays a venerable PoW who just happens to have the plans of a secret weapon drawn on his back. The plot is set in motion by a flying fish-and-chip stall, no less, and barminess prevails throughout. Ranks with The Goose Steps Out as one of Britain's funniest wartime films.Author: GM
Cast & crew
Director: Marcel Varnel
Producer: Edward Black
Cast: The Crazy Gang, Moore Marriott, Wally Patch, Peter Gawthorne, Carl Jaffe, Irene Handl, Billy Russell full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 77 mins
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