Asking for Trouble

Asking for Trouble
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	British National Films Company
Distributed by	Anglo American Film Corporation
Release date	September 1942 (1942-09)
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

Production

The film was part of British National's deliberate policy to make more comedies. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. St. Pierre p.17
2. BFI.org
3. "British National stick to policy of laughter". Kinematograph Weekly. 14 January 1943. p. 113.
4. Vagg, Stephen (14 September 2025). "Forgotten British Film Moguls: Lady Yule". Filmink. Retrieved 14 September 2025.

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

• Asking for Trouble at IMDb