What Would You Do, Chums? is a 1939 British comedy film directed by John Baxter and starring Syd Walker, Jean Gillie, Cyril Chamberlain and Peter Gawthorne. [1] It was made at Elstree Studios.[2] The film's title was the popular catchphrase of comedian Syd Walker in BBC radio's Band Waggon series.[3]
| What Would You Do, Chums? | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Baxter |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | John Corfield |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | James Wilson |
| Edited by | Reginald Mills |
| Music by | Kennedy Russell |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Anglo-American Film Corporation |
Release date | 11 December 1939 |
Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Cast edit
- Syd Walker as himself/narrator
- Jean Gillie as Lucy
- Cyril Chamberlain as Mike Collins
- Jack Barty as Joe Barker
- Wally Patch as Tom
- Gus McNaughton as Harry Piper
- Peter Gawthorne as Sir Douglas Gordon KC
- Julian Vedey as Mossy
- Arthur Finn as Slim Barton
- Andreas Malandrinos as Pop
- Leonard Morris as Ernie Parsons
- George Street as Inspector Wedge
References edit
- ^ "What Would You Do Chums? (1939)". Archived from the original on 16 January 2009.
- ^ Wood p.101
- ^ Partridge, Eric (2 September 2003). A Dictionary of Catch Phrases. Routledge. ISBN 9781134929993 – via Google Books.
Bibliography edit
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links edit
What Would You Do, Chums? at IMDb
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