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| image = It's That Man Again 1943 film lobby card.jpg | | image = It's That Man Again 1943 film lobby card.jpg | ||
| caption = Cinema lobby card | | caption = Cinema lobby card | ||
| director = [[ | | director = [[Walter Forde|Walter Forde]] | ||
| producer = [[ | | producer = [[Edward Black (producer)|Edward Black]] | ||
| screenplay = [[ | | screenplay = [[Howard Irving Young]]<br>& [[Ted Kavanagh]] | ||
| based_on = the [[ | | based_on = the [[BBC radio]] series by Ted Kavanagh | ||
| story = | | story = | ||
| narrator = | | narrator = | ||
| starring = [[Tommy Handley]]<br> [[ | | starring = [[Tommy Handley]]<br> [[Greta Gynt]]<br>[[Jack Train]] | ||
| music = [[ | | music = [[Hans May]] (original music)<br>[[Louis Levy]] (musical direction) | ||
| cinematography = [[ | | cinematography = [[Basil Emmott|Basil Emmott]] | ||
| editing = [[ | | editing = [[R. E. Dearing|R. E. Dearing]] | ||
| studio = [[ | | studio = [[Gainsborough Pictures]] | ||
| distributor = [[ | | distributor = [[General Film Distributors]] {{small|(UK)}} | ||
| released = {{Film date | | released = {{Film date|1943|02|10|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Non-Stop Revue |work=The Times |date=10 February 1943 |page=6}}</ref> | ||
| country = United Kingdom | | country = United Kingdom | ||
| runtime = 84 minutes | | runtime = 84 minutes | ||
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'''''It's That Man Again''''' is a 1943 British [[ | '''''It's That Man Again''''' is a 1943 British [[comedy film]] directed by [[Walter Forde]] and starring [[Tommy Handley]], [[Greta Gynt]] and [[Jack Train]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/65699|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113221021/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/65699|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-01-13|title=It's That Man Again (1943)|publisher=}}</ref> It was based on Handley's radio show ''[[It's That Man Again]]''. In the film, the mayor of a small town lends his assistance to some drama students. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
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==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
* [[Tommy Handley]] ... Mayor Handley | * [[Tommy Handley]] ... Mayor Handley | ||
* [[ | * [[Greta Gynt|Greta Gynt]] ... Stella Ferris | ||
* [[Jack Train]] ... Lefty/Funf | * [[Jack Train]] ... Lefty/Funf | ||
* Sydney Keith ... Sam Scram | * Sydney Keith ... Sam Scram | ||
* Horace Percival ... Alley-Oop/Cecil | * Horace Percival ... Alley-Oop/Cecil | ||
* [[ | * [[Claude Baile|y]] ... C.B. Cato | ||
* Franklyn Bennett ... Hilary Craven | * Franklyn Bennett ... Hilary Craven | ||
* [[ | * [[Vera Frances|Vera Frances]] ... Daisy | ||
* [[ | * [[Dino Galvani|Dino Galvani]] ... Signor Soso | ||
* [[Jean Kent]] ... Kitty | * [[Jean Kent]] ... Kitty | ||
* [[ | * [[Leonard Sharp (actor)|Leonard Sharp]] ... Claude | ||
* Dorothy Summers ... Mrs. Mopp | * Dorothy Summers ... Mrs. Mopp | ||
* Clarence Wright ... Clarence | * Clarence Wright ... Clarence | ||
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==Critical reception== | ==Critical reception== | ||
''[[ | ''[[TV Guide|TV Guide]]'' wrote: "This wartime comedy has some genuinely funny moments but never rises to the fevered pitch that would really give it the needed craziness. The story is taken from a delightfully loopy British radio show, but the translation to screen just doesn't work".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/its-that-man-again/review/102413/|title=It's That Man Again|publisher=}}</ref> ''[[Radio Times|Radio Times]]'' has called it "disappointing," commenting on Tommy Handley, "the Liverpool-born comic's fast-talking style felt forced when shackled to the demands of a storyline, and his weaknesses as a physical comedian restricted the type of business he was able to carry off. Thus, while casting him as the devious mayor of Foaming-at-the-Mouth seemed sound enough, the events that follow his acquisition of a bombed-out London theatre feel like so much padding."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/film/cns7w/its-that-man-again|title=It's That Man Again - Film from Radio Times|publisher=}}</ref> ''The Spinning Image'' was more positive, "if you approached it as a British predecessor to the Hollywood cult comedy ''[[Hellzapoppin' (film)|Hellzapoppin']]'' then you would have some idea of what to expect, with Handley demonstrating his dazzling ability with wordplay, reeling off the puns at a dizzying rate...Anarchic was the word to apply here, with the show they manage to get off the ground for the finale surprisingly hilarious in its throwing in everything but the kitchen sink style of laughs; before that it was patchily amusing, but engaging enough. As a record of a comedy phenomenon – twenty-two million listeners, as the titles proclaim – this was invaluable."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=10199|title=It’s That Man Again Review (1943)|publisher=}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 10:42, 20 February 2023
| It's That Man Again | |
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 Cinema lobby card | |
| Directed by | Walter Forde |
| Screenplay by | Howard Irving Young & Ted Kavanagh |
| Based on | the BBC radio series by Ted Kavanagh |
| Produced by | Edward Black |
| Starring | Tommy Handley Greta Gynt Jack Train |
| Cinematography | Basil Emmott |
| Edited by | R. E. Dearing |
| Music by | Hans May (original music) Louis Levy (musical direction) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | General Film Distributors (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
It's That Man Again is a 1943 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Tommy Handley, Greta Gynt and Jack Train.[2] It was based on Handley's radio show It's That Man Again. In the film, the mayor of a small town lends his assistance to some drama students.
Plot
The disreputable mayor (Tommy Handley) of small town Foaming-at-the-Mouth gambles the civic accounts and wins a bombed out local theatre. He steals the rights to a new play which he stages in an attempt to save the financial situation. However, local drama students he has cheated turn up and try to ruin the show.
Cast
- Tommy Handley ... Mayor Handley
- Greta Gynt ... Stella Ferris
- Jack Train ... Lefty/Funf
- Sydney Keith ... Sam Scram
- Horace Percival ... Alley-Oop/Cecil
- y ... C.B. Cato
- Franklyn Bennett ... Hilary Craven
- Vera Frances ... Daisy
- Dino Galvani ... Signor Soso
- Jean Kent ... Kitty
- Leonard Sharp ... Claude
- Dorothy Summers ... Mrs. Mopp
- Clarence Wright ... Clarence
- Richard George ... Uncle Percy
Critical reception
TV Guide wrote: "This wartime comedy has some genuinely funny moments but never rises to the fevered pitch that would really give it the needed craziness. The story is taken from a delightfully loopy British radio show, but the translation to screen just doesn't work".[3] Radio Times has called it "disappointing," commenting on Tommy Handley, "the Liverpool-born comic's fast-talking style felt forced when shackled to the demands of a storyline, and his weaknesses as a physical comedian restricted the type of business he was able to carry off. Thus, while casting him as the devious mayor of Foaming-at-the-Mouth seemed sound enough, the events that follow his acquisition of a bombed-out London theatre feel like so much padding."[4] The Spinning Image was more positive, "if you approached it as a British predecessor to the Hollywood cult comedy Hellzapoppin' then you would have some idea of what to expect, with Handley demonstrating his dazzling ability with wordplay, reeling off the puns at a dizzying rate...Anarchic was the word to apply here, with the show they manage to get off the ground for the finale surprisingly hilarious in its throwing in everything but the kitchen sink style of laughs; before that it was patchily amusing, but engaging enough. As a record of a comedy phenomenon – twenty-two million listeners, as the titles proclaim – this was invaluable."[5]
References
- ^ "Non-Stop Revue". The Times. 10 February 1943. p. 6.
- ^ "It's That Man Again (1943)". Archived from the original on 2009-01-13.
- ^ "It's That Man Again".
- ^ "It's That Man Again - Film from Radio Times".
- ^ "It's That Man Again Review (1943)".
