Asking for Trouble
A London fishmonger helps a young woman evade her unwanted upcoming marriage by pretending to be her fiancé, a big game hunter from Africa. Comedy.
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“Miller is a unique chap in this delightful romp” (IMDB review quote). A hodgepodge of a screwball comedy starring British film and music hall comic Max Miller and an elephant. Well, why not? Carole Lynne and fan favorite Wilfrid Hyde-White also are in the cast. IMDB rating 6.2. Directed by Oswald Mitchell. Released in 1942 (UK only). Complete print (PAL transfer). CAST NOTE: This was the last of Max Miller’s fourteen feature films; after which he returned to his stage and recording careers which lasted into the late ‘50s.
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Asking for Trouble (1942) is hosted by the Internet Archive as a public-domain or openly licensed work, which means its copyright has expired, lapsed, or was released by the rights holder. The uploader declared an explicit licence, linked in the source panel. Nitrate streams the file directly from the Archive and hosts no video itself.
- Director
- Oswald Mitchell
- Starring
- Max Miller, Carole Lynne, Mark Lester, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Billy Percy, Esma Cannon, Aubrey Mallalieu, Kenneth Kove
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