• Which Way to the War
  | image = Which Way to the War.jpg ...:ITV (TV network)|ITV]] sitcom and Croft's last [[w:World War II|World War II]] sitcom.
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• Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (film)
  | studio = [[Associated London Scripts|Associated London Films]] The film is based on the first volume of Milligan's war memoirs. Although it broadly follows Milligan's book, some scenes were crea
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• Invasion Quartet
  '''''Invasion Quartet''''' is a 1961 British World War II [[comedy-drama film]] that was publicised as a parody of ''[[The Guns of Na * [[Alexander Archdale]] as Brigadier, War Office
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• King Arthur Was a Gentleman
  Set during [[World War II]], the plot involves the undersized Arthur joining the army to prove himsel [[Category:1942 films]]
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• Laugh It Off (1940 film)
  | studio = [[British National Films]] ...t [[Walton Studios]] starting in November 1939, just after the outbreak of war.<ref>Wood p.100</ref>
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• Joey Boy (film)
  | distributor = [[British Lion Films]] (UK) '''''Joey Boy''''' is a 1965 British [[comedy film|comedy]] [[war film]] directed by [[Frank Launder]] and starring [[Harry H. Corbett]], [[S
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• The Ghost of St. Michael's
  Typical of comedies made during the war, it has an anti-Nazi plot. ...middle England (St Michael's) recently transferred because of [[World War II]] evacuation policy to the remote Dunbain Castle on the [[Isle of Skye]], [
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• Alan Hume
  | known_for = ''[[Carry On films|Carry On]]'' films<br>''[[w:Return of the Jedi|Return of the Jedi]]'' (1983)<br>''[[w:Octopuss ...r of photography for the successful ''[[Carry On films|Carry On]]'' comedy films, beginning with 1961's ''[[Carry On Regardless]]''; eventually, Hume altern
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• Let George Do It!
  ...edy from this studio to deal directly with the [[World War II|Second World War]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/detail/movie.aspx?tvobjectid=1 At the beginning of the Second World War, before Germany invaded [[Norway]], a [[banjulele|ukulele]] player in a Bri
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• Sailors Three
  ...ccidentally find themselves aboard a German ship during the [[Second World War]]. ...wed the popularity of comedy with wartime cinema audiences. Films with the war as a subject were particularly well received, especially those movies showi
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• The Middle Watch (1940 film)
  ...58 film)|adapted again in 1958]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b05ff97|title=The Middle Watch (1931)}}</ref><ref>http://ww * Mackenzie, S. P. ''British War Films, 1939-1945''. Continuum, 2003.
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• Gerald Thomas
  ...ilm director|film director]], best known for the long-running ''[[Carry On films|Carry On]]'' series of British film comedies. ...ef> He served four years in the [[w:British Army|British Army]] during the war, and upon his return to civilian life thought it too late to continue his
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• Jack Allen (actor)
  ...e and television actor.<ref name=bfi>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba4925e35|title=Jack Allen|website=BFI}}</ref><ref name=theat ...enonline.org.uk}}</ref> He went on to have supporting roles in a number of films and television series until the 1980s, usually as typically British gentlem
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• Give Us the Moon
  ...the son of a millionaire hotel owner, had been a [[RAF]] pilot during the war but, much to the frustration of his hard-working father, he does not want t ...rdpress.com/2016/05/19/oh-but-you-must-see-give-us-the-moon/ The Wonderful World of Cinema, May 19, 2016: ''Oh! But You MUST See “Give Us the Moon”!'']
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• Don't Panic Chaps!
  ...ation of Cinematograph Television and Allied Technicians#Act Films Ltd|Act Films Ltd]]<br>[[Hammer Film Productions]] ...Union. Published: 1983 (UK). Publisher: ACTT. {{ISBN|0 9508993 0 5}}. ACT Films Limited - Ralph Bond p81 (producer listed as Teddy Baird)</ref> Originally
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• It's Not Cricket (1949 film)
  ...icket''] at [[BFI Film & TV Database]]</ref> It was also one of the final films made by [[Gainsborough Pictures]] before the studio was merged into the [[R ...an]] is actually wanted [[War crime#London Charter / Nuremberg Trials 1945|war criminal]] Otto Fisch. He vanishes on arrival in England and the two office
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• Gasbags
  ...ref> The film was a morale-booster in the early part of the [[Second World War]].<ref name=radiotimes/> ...h National Films Company|British National]] where they made a further four films over the next few years.
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• It's Hard to Be Good
  | studio = [[Two Cities Films]] ...the film, an ex-army officer finds his altruistic attempts to improve the world are unsuccessful.<ref>Gillett p.23</ref>
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• Band Waggon
  ...s playing at the [[London Palladium]] when the [[World War II|Second World War]] broke out.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/3d5/band-wagg *[https://www.bbc.co.uk/heritage/story/ww2/homefront.shtml ''The BBC at War''] including a 66 second [https://www.bbc.co.uk/heritage/media/ww2/bandwagg
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• On the Fiddle
  ...Winner]]'' by [[R.F. Delderfield]] who served in the [[RAF]] in World War II. ...he is working in the [[black market]] only while waiting to enlist in the war effort. On hearing this plea, the magistrate calls his bluff and forces him
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