• Old Mother Riley in Business
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• School for Randle
  | studio = [[Mancunian Films]] | distributor = Mancunian Films
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• Old Mother Riley Overseas
  | studio = [[British National Films]] ...and heads for [[Portugal]] to find her daughter who is working in the wine business. Along the way she is somehow mistaken for a famous pianist, but arrives in
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• 29 Acacia Avenue
  ...tributor = [[Columbia Pictures]] Corporation (United Kingdom)<br>Oxford Films (United States) ...Spicer, The Lion That Lost Its Way and Other Cautionary Tales of the Show Business Jungle: the autobiography of Sydney Box</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://a
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• Laugh It Off (1940 film)
  | studio = [[British National Films]] ...cer Sergeant Major Slaughter, but after saving the camp show with his show business expertise Tommy is granted a [[Commission (document)|commission]].
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• A Date with a Dream
  | studio = [[Tempean Films]] ...nd decide to reform their act. This was one of [[Terry-Thomas]]'s earliest films and is reputedly partly based on his own experiences.<ref>{{cite web|url=ht
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• Brass Monkey (film)
  ...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 *"It's the Greatest Business in the world" by Gaby Rogers – staged by Buddy Bradley
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• Vote for Huggett
  In this, the third in the series of films about [[The Huggetts (film series)|the Huggetts]] after ''[[Holiday Camp (f ...upt local councillor who has plans of his own for the space from which his business can profit. Other people see opportunities of their own in supporting Hugge
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• Old Mother Riley
  ...''[[Film Fun]]'' comic included an “Old Mother Riley” strip cartoon in the 1940s. ...ld be a smash hit with audiences and make you a star. The Old Mother Riley films also proved that drag could be an acceptable part of comedy and storytellin
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• It's That Man Again (film)
  ...toryline, and his weaknesses as a physical comedian restricted the type of business he was able to carry off. Thus, while casting him as the devious mayor of F [[Category:1943 films]]
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• Vice Versa (1948 film)
  | studio = [[Two Cities Films]] ...ok)|Vice Versa]]'' by [[F. Anstey]]. The film was produced by [[Two Cities Films]] and distributed by [[General Film Distributors]].
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• Woman Hater (1948 film)
  | studio = [[Two Cities Films]] ...ove }}</ref> She was one of a number of French actors appearing in British films at the time, others including [[Mila Parély]] in ''[[Snowbound (1948 film)
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• Ealing comedies
  ...cle Bill]]'' (1957) the last,<ref>Parkinson, David. ''Radio Times Guide to Films 2010'', BBC Worldwide, 2009. {{ISBN|978-0-9555886-2-4}}</ref> although some ...little in common with the later Ealing comedy films. Ealing made no comedy films at all in 1945 and 1946.<ref name="auto">Murphy p.211</ref>
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• Diana Coupland
  ...m|Tottenham Court Road ballroom]]. Coupland became a leading singer of the 1940s and 1950s, working at the [[Dorchester Hotel]] and the [[Savoy Hotel]]. ...0), ''[[The Best Pair of Legs in the Business|The Best Pair of Legs in the Business]]'' (1972) and ''[[Operation Daybreak|Operation Daybreak]]'' (1975).
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• Graham Moffatt
  ...s an English comedic [[character actor]]. He is best known for a number of films where he appeared with [[Will Hay]] and [[Moore Marriott]] as 'Albert': a p ...minor, mostly uncredited roles before getting his big break in Will Hay's films.
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• Val Guest
  ...his work for [[w:Hammer Film Productions|Hammer]], for whom he directed 14 films, and [[w:science fiction film]|]s. He enjoyed a long career in the film ind ...co-wrote his first script, which became ''[[w:No Monkey Business|No Monkey Business]]'' (1935) directed by Varnel.<ref name="Gifford"/> This was to be the begi
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• Reg Varney
  ...LWT]] sitcom ''[[On the Buses]]'' (1969–73) and its three spin-off feature films. Having performed as a [[music hall]] entertainer, Varney first came to nat ...later sang with big bands of the time. He and his mother decided that show business was the career for him, and he gave up his [[day job]]s. Varney became a so
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• Sandy Powell (comedian)
  ...theatre in Coventry. Fifty years later, deciding he needed a rest from the business (he planned a cruise around the world with his wife, Kay White), he again s ...ay it again as everyone was saying it now. He also appeared in a number of films during the 1930s, usually as himself. In 1939, he was voted the fifth most
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• Edward Black (producer)
  ...12-07-11|title=Edward Black|work=BFI}}</ref> He also produced such classic films as ''[[The Lady Vanishes]]'' (1938). Black has been called "one of the unsu ...used to come off as successful as his others."<ref>Round Table on British Films Cornelius, Henry; Dickinson, Thorold; Havelock-Allan, Anthony; John, Rosamu
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• Ronald Frankau
  ...way to radio and films.<ref name=bfi>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f4db93a|title=Ronald Frankau|website=BFI}}</ref> ...to London from [[Frankfurt]] in the late 1830s and started a cigar trading business.<ref>[[Todd Endelman|Todd M. Endelman]], "The Frankaus of London: A Study i
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