Asking for Trouble
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| Asking for Trouble | |
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| Directed by | Oswald Mitchell |
| Written by | Oswald Mitchell Con West |
| Produced by | Wallace Orton |
| Starring | Max Miller Carole Lynne Mark Lester Wilfrid Hyde-White |
| Cinematography | James Wilson |
| Edited by | Fergus McDonell |
| Music by | Kennedy Russell |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Anglo American Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Asking for Trouble is a 1942 British comedy film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Max Miller, Carole Lynne and Wilfrid Hyde-White.[1] Its plot follows a fishmonger who takes up bookmaking to earn extra cash.[2]
Cast
- Max Miller as Dick Smith
- Carole Lynne as Jane Smythe
- Mark Lester as General Smythe
- Wilfrid Hyde-White as Pettifer
- Billy Percy as George
- Eleanor Hallam as Margarita
- Aubrey Mallalieu as General Fortescue
- Kenneth Kove as Captain Fortescue
- Chick Elliott as Mandy Lou
- Esma Cannon as Ada
- Lesley Osmond as Paulette
- Raymond Glendenning as Commentator
References
Bibliography
- St. Pierre, Paul Matthew. Music Hall Mimesis in British Film, 1895-1960: On the Halls on the Screen. Associated University Press, 2009.
External links
Categories:
- Articles with short description
- Template film date with 1 release date
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- 1942 films
- 1940s English-language films
- Films directed by Oswald Mitchell
- 1942 comedy films
- British comedy films
- Films set in London
- British black-and-white films
- 1940s British films
- English-language comedy films
- Films scored by Kennedy Russell
