It's That Man Again
Lunatic British comedy about a small town mayor who finds himself the owner of a broken-down London theatre and acting school. Insanity run amok.
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“Mighty fine!” “Interesting record of a great artist” (IMDB reviews quotes). A crooked mayor loots his town’s treasury, but while playing poker he wins a broken down theater and a bankrupt theatrical school. I Know! They can put on a show! (yikes) The conman-mayor is played by the beloved BBC radio comic Tommy Handley supported by a large cast of British zanies. IMDB rating 5.5. Directed by Walter Forde. Released in1943 (UK only). PAL transfer (approximately 2 minutes are missing) CAST NOTE: Vera Frances (Daisy) is the same precocious little girl (Jane) who charmed many IA members in the Arthur Askey comedy “Back-Room Boy.” https://archive.org/details/BACKROOMBOYVideoQualityUpgrade
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- Director
- Walter Forde
- Starring
- Tommy Handley, Sydney Keith, Greta Gynt, Franklin Bennett, Dorothy Summers, Jean Kent, Claude Bailey, Vera Frances
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