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- ...Was a Gentleman''''' is a 1942 British, [[black-and-white]], [[comedy film|comedy]], [[musical film]], [[film director|directed]] by [[Marcel Varnel]] and st Set during [[World War II]], the plot involves the undersized Arthur joining the army to prove him3 KB (420 words) - 00:19, 5 February 2023
- '''''Invasion Quartet''''' is a 1961 British World War II [[comedy-drama film]] that was publicised as a parody of ''[[The Guns of Navarone (f * [[Alexander Archdale]] as Brigadier, War Office3 KB (393 words) - 22:02, 5 September 2024
- | studio = [[British National Films]] ...t [[Walton Studios]] starting in November 1939, just after the outbreak of war.<ref>Wood p.100</ref>3 KB (423 words) - 19:59, 3 October 2024
- '''''Luck of the Navy''''' is a 1938 British [[comedy film|comedy]] [[thriller film]] directed by [[Norman Lee]] and starring [[Geoffrey Toon With Britain on the brink of war, an enemy spy plans to steal secret documents and lay the blame on Clive St3 KB (395 words) - 23:22, 7 February 2023
- ...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 This [[comedy film]] features battleship Captain Maitland ([[Jack Buchanan]]) celebrating3 KB (444 words) - 23:21, 17 February 2023
- | 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]], [[S4 KB (581 words) - 15:49, 28 September 2024
- | 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 crea3 KB (456 words) - 17:51, 27 December 2022
- | studio = High Road Productions<br>Open Road Films '''''The Virgin Soldiers''''' is a 1969 British [[war film|war]] [[comedy-drama]] film directed by [[John Dexter]] and starring [[Lynn Redgrave]], [[4 KB (586 words) - 20:26, 8 February 2023
- | studio = [[British National Films]] ...es competition from a large [[chain store]] nearby, causing her to declare war on it.3 KB (365 words) - 17:01, 25 February 2023
- | image = Which Way to the War.jpg ...[[w:ITV (TV network)|ITV]] sitcom and Croft's last [[w:World War II|World War II]] sitcom.2 KB (351 words) - 12:49, 19 January 2023
- ...chive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225194216/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bb73462|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 February 2018|title During the post-[[World War II]] housing shortage, Bruce and Mary are a married couple who both have pr4 KB (486 words) - 17:00, 15 September 2024
- ..., [[black-and-white]], [[comedy film|comedy]], [[musical film|musical]], [[war film]], [[film director|directed]] by [[Val Guest]] and starring [[Arthur A This musical comedy playing in [[war]]time London, stars [[Arthur Askey]] as Arthur Boden alias Miss London, the5 KB (707 words) - 13:47, 7 January 2023
- ...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 showi6 KB (786 words) - 14:18, 19 January 2023
- | distributor = Regal Films International {{small|(UK)}} ...|access-date=5 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6951bfc6 |title=Operation Snatch (1962) |website=[[BFI]] |ac3 KB (436 words) - 20:25, 16 February 2023
- | starring = {{ubl|[[Crazy Gang (comedy group)|The Crazy Gang]]|[[Moore Mariott]]|[[Carl Jaffe]]}} ...ref> The film was a morale-booster in the early part of the [[Second World War]].<ref name=radiotimes/>4 KB (578 words) - 08:50, 3 February 2023
- '''''Hi Gang!''''' is a 1941 British [[comedy film]] directed by [[Marcel Varnel]] and starring [[Bebe Daniels]], [[Ben L ...uple to adopt a British [[Evacuations of civilians in Britain during World War II|evacuee]] boy live on air goes wrong and they end up adopting Albert (Mo3 KB (448 words) - 20:11, 8 February 2023
- ...s with the British army in the North Africa desert during the Second World War thwart a Nazi plan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/deser ''[[TV Guide]]'' called it a "Light little comedy."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/desert-mice/review/11274 KB (601 words) - 23:03, 7 February 2023
- '''''Forces' Sweetheart''''' is a 1953 British [[comedy film|comedy film]] directed by [[Maclean Rogers|Maclean Rogers]] and starring [[Hy Haze Recently arrived back home from entertaining British troops in [[Korean War|Korea]], [[forces sweetheart|forces sweetheart]] Judy James meets with her3 KB (468 words) - 23:17, 17 February 2023
- ...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 office5 KB (664 words) - 00:15, 5 February 2023
- | studio = [[Handmade Films]] ...rs, ''Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: The Inside Story of HandMade Films'', Metro 2003, p 131-138</ref>3 KB (430 words) - 11:05, 20 February 2023