Demobbed is a 1944 British comedy film directed by John E. Blakeley and starring Norman Evans, Nat Jackley, Gus McNaughton and Dan Young.[1] Billed as "a musical comedy burlesque," its plot concerns a group of ex-soldiers who attempt to gain employment after being demobbed from the army.
| Demobbed | |
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| Directed by | John E. Blakeley |
| Written by | Story and scenario: Roney Parsons Anthony Toner original story: Julian Cantor Max Zorlini comedy sequences devised and arranged by: Arthur Mertz |
| Produced by | F.W. Baker John E. Blakeley |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Geoffrey Faithfull |
| Edited by | Ted Richards |
| Music by | Percival Mackey |
Production company | Mancunian Films & Butcher's Film Service (co-production) |
| Distributed by | Butcher's Film Service (U.K.) |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Cast
edit- Norman Evans as Norman
- Nat Jackley as Nat
- Dan Young as Dan
- Betty Jumel as Betty
- Tony Dalton as Billy Brown
- Jimmy Plant as Graham
- George Merritt as James Bentley
- Fred Kitchen as Black
- Arthur Hambling as Curtis
- Gus McNaughton as Capt. Gregson
- Marianne Lincoln as Marianne
- Anne Firth as Norma Deane
- Neville Mapp as John Bentley
- Webster Booth as himself
- Anne Ziegler as herself
- Sydney Bromley as BBC announcer
- Kay Lewis as Norman Evan's partner
- Freddie Watts as Landlord of the Red Lion
- Edgar Driver as the bookie
- Noel Dainton as Police Inspector
- Marjorie Gresley as the mother
- Angela Glynne as the child
Critical reception
editTV Guide called it an "Occasionally okay slapstick comedy."[2]
References
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