Laugh It Off (1940 film)

Laugh It Off is a 1940 British musical comedy film directed by John Baxter and Wallace Orton, and starring Tommy Trinder, Jean Colin, Anthony Hulme and Marjorie Browne.[1] It was filmed at Walton Studios starting in November 1939, just after the outbreak of war.[2]

Laugh It Off
Directed byJohn Baxter
Written by
Story byBridget Boland
Produced byJohn Corfield
Starring
CinematographyJames Wilson
Edited byMichael C. Chorlton
Music by
Production
company
Distributed byAnglo-American Film Corporation (UK)
Release date
9 March 1940 (UK)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Plot edit

At the start of World War II, Concert party entertainer Tommy Towers is drafted into service. He immediately gets on the wrong side of commanding officer Sergeant Major Slaughter, but after saving the camp show with his show business expertise Tommy is granted a commission.

Cast edit

Critical reception edit

TV Guide called it "a fairly entertaining effort".[3]

Contains the mortal line: “Well if I were you, I wouldn’t start from here!” when a private is giving directions to a General in a car trying to find the HQ.

References edit

  1. ^ "Laugh It Off (1940)". BFI. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009.
  2. ^ Wood p.100
  3. ^ "Laugh It Off". TVGuide.com.

Bibliography edit

  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

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