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  • | image = Quiet Wedding (1941).jpg | released = {{film date|df=yes|1941|04|19}}
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  • | released = {{Film date|1941|01|24|df=yes}} ...9dc1a3|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 August 2017|title=The Farmer's Wife (1941)|website=BFI}}</ref> It is based on the play ''[[The Farmer's Wife (play)|T
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  • '''''A Girl Must Live''''' is a 1939 British romantic comedy film directed by [[Carol Reed]] that stars [[Margaret Lockwood]], [[Renee H ...aumont British Deals Block-Booking a Lusty Blow By Announcing 12 "Class A" Films for Sale Singly: British Producing Company Stresses Quality Rather Than Qua
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  • | known_for = [[Carry On (film series)|''Carry On'' films]]<br/>''[['Allo 'Allo!]]'' ...prominence with his appearances in the [[Carry On (franchise)|''Carry On'' films]].
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  • ...edy]], Murdoch quickly moved on to increasingly prominent roles in musical comedy and [[revue]] in the [[West End theatre|West End]] and on tour. He made his ...singly prominent roles in musicals and [[revue]]s, including the secondary romantic lead to [[Jack Buchanan]]'s star, in ''Stand up and Sing'' (1932),<ref>[htt
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  • ...ck comedy]], [[Comedy drama]], [[Musicals]], [[Adventure films]], [[Action films]], [[Sex comedies]], [[Western (genre)|Western]] ...rector of comedies, he also directed several drama, musical, and detective films. Late in his career, he took up writing, producing and directing for theate
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  • ...Marple]] in a series of four [[George Pollock (director)|George Pollock]] films. She was appointed an Officer of the [[Order of the British Empire|Order of ...es.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20040307/ai_n12751110/pg_3 |title=A life in films: Murder she hid |newspaper=The Independent on Sunday |first=Matthew |last=S
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  • ...right|Neagle with [[Paul Hartman]] and [[Ray Bolger]] in the film [[Sunny (1941 film)|''Sunny'']]]] ...er lightweight musicals, comedies and historical dramas. Almost all of her films were produced and directed by [[Herbert Wilcox]], whom she married in 1943.
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  • ...a list of actors who have appeared in [[Carry On (franchise)|''Carry On'' films]]. ...Jacques—this plot device was used to greatest effect in the hospital-based films, which gave rise to Williams' famous catchphrase "ohhh Matron!".
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  • ...had a long run in ''[[Under the Counter (musical)|Under the Counter]]'', a comedy in which she received glowing notices. Notable among her other successes w ...starring role was Eileen Cavanagh in the long-running [[Edwardian musical comedy]] ''[[The Arcadians (musical)|The Arcadians]]'', which she took over from [
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  • ...II]], joining the [[w:Oscar Rabin Band|Oscar Rabin Band]] as lead alto in 1941, at age 17.<ref name=":5" /> With this band, she began writing arrangements ...in 1969, until the demise of ATV in 1981. By 1953, Morley was also scoring films for the [[w:Associated British Picture Corporation|Associated British Pictu
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  • *{{marriage|Doreen Brett|1941|1946|end=div}} ...ish actor, comedian, musician and singer best known for a series of comedy films produced between 1953 and 1966 featuring his hapless onscreen character tha
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  • ...sh stage, film and television character actor who became a star of British films during the Second World War. ...worked regularly at [[Ealing Studios]], first with starring roles in such films as ''[[They Knew Mr. Knight (film)|They Knew Mr. Knight]]'' (1946), ''[[The
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  • ...d to star in [[variety show|variety]], [[pantomime|pantomime]] and musical comedy, including several [[revue|revue]]s. ...war, he appeared in the film ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' and made a series of films for Ealing Studios, including ''[[Passport to Pimlico]]'', ''[[The Lavender
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  • ...remembered for his role as [[Sergeant Arthur Wilson]] in the BBC situation comedy ''[[Dad's Army]]'', between 1968 and 1977.{{sfn|McCann|2010|p=ix}} ...e played the character Jack Mottram. He went on to appear in over 100&nbsp;films, including ''[[Private's Progress]]'' (1955), ''[[I'm All Right Jack]]'' (1
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  • ...",<ref name="Guardian: star dies" /> Le Mesurier appeared in more than 120 films across a range of genres, normally in smaller supporting parts. ...nd made his film debut in 1948, starring in the [[B movie|second feature]] comedy short ''[[Death in the Hand]]'', opposite [[Esme Percy]] and [[Ernest Jay]]
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  • ...s work included appearances in several fantasy, science fiction and horror films, and playing the [[w:Second Doctor|second incarnation]] of [[w:Doctor (Doct ...}}</ref> He was deployed on East Coast Convoy duty from February to August 1941, and then with [[Coastal Forces]]' [[Motor Gun Boat]]s based at [[Great Yar
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  • ...oped the Tramp persona and attracted a large fan base. He directed his own films and continued to hone his craft as he moved to the [[Essanay Studios|Essana ...ve the U.S. and settle in Switzerland. He abandoned the Tramp in his later films, which include ''[[Monsieur Verdoux]]'' (1947), ''[[Limelight (1952 film)|L
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