Back-Room Boy

Back-Room Boy (1942)

Jilted by his fiancee, Arthur Pilbeam gets a job as far away from women as possible. Alone in a lighthouse, he soon finds that 12 other people end up living on the tiny island. Thirteen is an unlucky number; and one-by-one they disappear ...

Date of release
1942-04-15
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (12)
Runtime
1h 22m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Herbert Mason

Casting

Interesting facts

Back-Room Boy is a 1942 British comedy mystery film directed by Herbert Mason and starring Arthur Askey, Googie Withers, Graham Moffatt and Moore Marriott. It was written by J.O.C. Orton, Marriott Edgar and Val Guest, produced by Edward Black for Gainsborough Pictures and distributed by General Film Distributors. It marked the film debut of Vera Frances.

Production

Arthur Askey replaced Will Hay when Hay moved from Gainsborough to Ealing Studios before the Second World War. Filming took place at Gaunt-British Studios, Lime Grove Studios and Shepherd's Bush, London, England. The films sets were designed by the art director Walter Murton.

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