Laugh It Off (1940)
As WWII begins, vaudeville entertainer Tommy Towers is called up to serve. He arranges a job for his girlfriend at the local pub. To keep moral up, his commanding officer orders him to perform for the troops.
- Date of release
- 1940-03-09
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Genres
- Music
- Director
- Wallace Orton, John Baxter
Casting
- Tommy Trinder — Tommy Towers
- Jean Colin — Sally
- Anthony Hulme — Lt. Somers
- Marjorie Browne — Peggy Carter
- Edward Lexy — Sgt. Maj. Slaughter
- Ida Barr — Mrs. McNab
- Charles Victor — Colonel
- Charles Victor — General
- Wally Patch — Sergeant
- Warren Jenkins — Pat
- John Laurie — Jock
- Henry Lytton Jr. — George
Interesting facts
Laugh It Off is a 1940 British musical comedy film directed by John Baxter and starring Tommy Trinder, Jean Colin, Anthony Hulme and Marjorie Browne. It was written by Bridget Boland and Austin Melford and filmed at Walton Studios starting in November 1939, just after the outbreak of war.
Production
It was the first in a slate of five films made by British National. According to Kinematograph Weekly "Variety will be the keynote of this new ambitious programme with one object in mind—that of making real, honest-to-goodness entertainment."
Filming started November 1939 at Walton Studios. It finished that month. It was trade screened in December.
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