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  • ...= Herbert Wilcox Productions (for) [[British & Dominions Film Corporation|British & Dominions Film Corporation]] ...ons''''' is a 1935 [[Cinema of the United Kingdom|British]] [[musical film|musical]] [[comedy film|comedy film]] directed by [[Thornton Freeland|Thornton Free
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  • | distributor = [[Associated British Film Distributors|ABFD]] {{small|(UK)}} ...s successor, [[Ealing Studios]], and distributed in the UK by [[Associated British Film Distributors|ABFD]]. This was the first comedy from this studio to dea
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  • '''''As Long as They're Happy''''' is a 1955 British [[musical film|musical]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[J. Lee Thompson]] and starring [[Jack Bucha The film was based on the comedy play by the British writer Vernon Sylvaine which was first staged in 1953 starring Jack Buchana
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  • ...Vivian Ellis]]<br>[[Jack Beaver]]<br>'''Lyrics:'''<br>Douglas Furber<br>'''Musical director:'''<br>[[Louis Levy]] | distributor = [[Gaumont British]]
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  • | distributor = [[British Lion Films]] ...standing-still-film-1959|title=THE RUNNING JUMPING & STANDING STILL FILM - British Board of Film Classification|website=www.bbfc.co.uk}}</ref>
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  • | studio = Associated London Films | distributor = [[Paramount British Pictures]] (UK)<br>[[AVCO Embassy Pictures]] (US)
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  • ...oduced by [[Amicus Productions]], a company known predominantly for horror films. It was director [[Richard Lester]]'s first feature film.<ref>{{cite book | The film predominantly comprises musical numbers, including performances by the principal actors Helen Shapiro and C
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  • ...nces on television programme ''[[On the Bright Side]]'' as well as several films. * Barfe, Louis. ''Turned Out Nice Again: The Story of British Light Entertainment''. Atlantic Books Ltd, 2013.
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  • | studio = Insignia Films '''''The Duke Wore Jeans''''' is a 1958 British [[comedy film|comedy]] [[musical film]] by producer [[Nat Cohen]] starring [[Tommy Steele]] and [[June Laver
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  • ...for his career in the United States and England as a director of plays and films ...l started his working life on the Paris stage, soon becoming a director of musical comedies. In 1925 he moved to [[New York City]] working as director in seve
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  • '''''A Girl Must Live''''' is a 1939 British romantic comedy film directed by [[Carol Reed]] that stars [[Margaret Lockw ...other lodgers, Gloria and Clytie, that there will be an audition for a new musical that day, at which all three win places in the chorus line. Gloria meanwhil
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  • ...ced, while Kenneth Hume directed, co-produced and co-wrote the story, with musical direction by Mike Leander. This 1965 [[Cinema of the United Kingdom|U.K.]] Based on the star's famous love of animals, this musical comedy portrays Billy setting out to add a sheepdog to his vast entourage o
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  • '''''Confessions of a Pop Performer''''' is a 1975 British [[Sex comedy|sex-farce]] film.<ref>{{cite web|title=Confessions of a Pop Pe ''Confessions of a Pop Performer'' was voted joint ‘Worst British Film of 1975’ by ''[[Sight & Sound]]'' magazine, tying with ''[[The Rocky
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  • '''''Brass Monkey''''' is a 1948 British comedy thriller with musical asides, directed by [[Thornton Freeland]]. It stars [[Carroll Levis]], a ra ...key_1948/ |title=Brass Monkey 1948 &#124; Britmovie &#124; Home of British Films |publisher=Britmovie |date= |accessdate=2014-03-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|u
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  • ...the Dole]]'' (1941), and was the producer-director for the musical-comedy films of [[Flanagan and Allen]] during [[World War II]]. ...oduction company with his friend [[John Barter]]. He also acted in several films produced by [[Lance Comfort]].<ref name="google1"/>
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  • {{Use British English|date=June 2016}} | caption = British quad poster by [[Tom Chantrell]]
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  • ...an English actress, singer and dancer. She was one of the most successful musical theatre stars in London in the 1920s and 1930s, able to sing leading roles ...(ed.) "Raine, Patricia", ''British Film and Television Yearbook'', Vol. 4, British and American Film Press (1952)</ref> The marriage ended in divorce about 19
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  • ...w:West Chiltington|West Chiltington]], [[w:Sussex|Sussex]], England) was a British film actor and screenwriter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sif ...dits include the role of Luther Billis in the musical ''[[w:South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific]]'' by [[w:Rodgers and Hammerstein|Rodgers and Hammerstein]]
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  • |distributor=[[British Lion Films]] |budget=$600,000<ref>Alexander Walker, ''National Heroes: British Cinema in the Seventies and Eighties'', Harrap, 1985 p. 67</ref>
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  • ...y [[Ronnie Barker]]. Almost entirely without dialogue, the film includes a musical score, sound effects and incoherent mutterings. The story revolves around a ...an inspiration for ''Futtocks End''), and ''Vive le Sport''. All of these films are remastered in 2k from their original film elements.
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