Summary
Wartime comedy starring Arthur Askey, Googie Withers and Moore Marriott. A BBC employee is sent to work on a remote Scottish lighthouse and encounters Nazi spies.
Back Room Boy
- Comedy
- Drama
- 1942
- Herbert Mason
- 82 mins
- PG
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How many flag-waving British comedies during the Second World War rehashed the old "haunted house full of spies" plot? The year after Will Hay used the premise in The Ghost of St Michael's, his regular sidekicks Graham Moffatt and Moore Marriott cropped up in this inferior version set on an Orkney island lighthouse, tailored for the talents of Arthur Askey. The main problem is the film's insistence on hammering home every gag, with Askey particularly at fault. There are compensations, however, notably the by-play between Moffatt and Marriott, and the performance of Googie Withers.
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Credits
Cast
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Arthur Pilbeam | Arthur Askey |
| Bobbie | Googie Withers |
| Jerry | Moore Marriott |
| Albert | Graham Moffatt |
| Jane | Vera Frances |
| Betty | Joyce Howard |
| Steve Mason | John Salew |
| Uncle | George Merritt (1) |
Crew
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Herbert Mason |
Details
- Theatrical distributor
- General Film Dist Ltd
- Released on
- 1942-04-17
- Languages
- English | German
- Formats
- Black and white
