List of British films of 1942

Last updated

Contents

A list of British films released in 1942 .

1942

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
1942
Alibi Brian Desmond Hurst James Mason, Margaret Lockwood, Raymond Lovell Thriller
Asking for Trouble Oswald Mitchell Max Miller, Carole Lynne, Wilfrid Hyde-White Comedy
Back-Room Boy Herbert Mason Arthur Askey, Moore Marriott, Graham Moffatt Comedy
The Balloon Goes Up Redd Davis Ethel Revnell, Gracie West Musical comedy
Banana Ridge Walter C. Mycroft Robertson Hare, Alfred Drayton Comedy
The Big Blockade Charles Frend Leslie Banks, John Mills World War II
The Black Sheep of Whitehall Basil Dearden Will Hay, John Mills Comedy
Bob's Your Uncle Oswald Mitchell Albert Modley, Jean Colin Comedy
Breach of Promise Harold Huth Clive Brook, Judy Campbell Comedy
Coastal Command J. B. Holmes Roger Hunter, Charles Norman Lewis World War II
The Day Will Dawn Harold French Hugh Williams, Griffiths Jones World War II
The First of the Few Leslie Howard Leslie Howard, David Niven World War II
Flying Fortress Walter Forde Richard Greene, Carla Lehmann, Betty Stockfeld War
The Foreman Went to France Charles Frend Clifford Evans, Tommy Trinder, Constance Cummings War
Front Line Kids Maclean Rogers Leslie Fuller, Anthony Holles Comedy
Gert and Daisy Clean Up Maclean Rogers Elsie Waters, Doris Waters Comedy [1]
Gert and Daisy's Weekend Maclean Rogers Elsie Waters, Doris Waters Comedy [2]
Go to Blazes Walter Forde Will Hay, Thora Hird ComedyShort film
The Goose Steps Out Basil Dearden Will Hay, Frank Pettingell Comedy
The Great Mr. Handel Norman Walker Wilfrid Lawson, Elizabeth Allan Biopic
Hard Steel Norman Walker Wilfrid Lawson, Betty Stockfeld Drama
Hatter's Castle Lance Comfort Robert Newton, Deborah Kerr, James Mason Drama
In Which We Serve David Lean Noël Coward, John Mills, Bernard Miles World War IINumber 92 in the list of BFI Top 100 British films
King Arthur Was a Gentleman Marcel Varnel Arthur Askey, Evelyn Dall Comedy
Lady from Lisbon Leslie S. Hiscott Francis L. Sullivan, Jane Carr Comedy
Let the People Sing John Baxter Alastair Sim, Fred Emney Comedy
Listen to Britain Humphrey Jennings Chesney Allen, Bud Flanagan Propaganda short
The Missing Million Philip Brandon Linden Travers, John Warwick Crime
Much Too Shy Marcel Varnel George Formby, Kathleen Harrison Comedy
The Next of Kin Thorold Dickinson Mervyn Johns, John Chandos War/drama
The Night Has Eyes Leslie Arliss James Mason, Wilfrid Lawson Thriller
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger Godfrey Tearle, Eric Portman, Googie WithersWorld War II
The Peterville Diamond Walter Forde Anne Crawford, Donald Stewart Comedy
Rose of Tralee Germain Burger John Longden, Lesley Brook Musical
Sabotage at Sea Leslie S. Hiscott David Hutcheson, Margaretta Scott, Jane Carr War
Salute John Citizen Maurice Elvey Edward Rigby, Mabel Constanduros, Jimmy Hanley Drama
Secret Mission Harold French James Mason, Hugh Williams World War II
Somewhere in Camp John E. Blakeley Frank Randle, Dan Young Comedy
Suspected Person Lawrence Huntington Clifford Evans, Patricia Roc Thriller
Talk About Jacqueline Harold French, Paul L. Stein Hugh Williams, Carla Lehmann Comedy
They Flew Alone Herbert Wilcox Anna Neagle, Robert Newton Biopic
This Was Paris John Harlow Ann Dvorak, Ben Lyon War
Those Kids from Town Lance Comfort George Cole, Harry Fowler Drama
Thunder Rock Roy Boulting Michael Redgrave, Lilli Palmer, James Mason Drama
Uncensored Anthony Asquith Eric Portman, Phyllis Calvert World War II
Unpublished Story Harold French Richard Greene, Valerie Hobson, Basil Radford World War II/drama
We'll Smile Again John Baxter Bud Flanagan, Chesney Allen Comedy
Went the Day Well? Alberto Cavalcanti Leslie Banks, Mervyn Johns, Basil Sydney World War II
The Young Mr. Pitt Carol Reed Robert Donat, Robert Morley Drama

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ralph Michael</span> English actor (1907–1994)

Ralph Michael was an English actor. He was born as Ralph Champion Shotter in London. His film appearances included Dead of Night, A Night to Remember, Children of the Damned, Grand Prix, The Assassination Bureau and Empire of the Sun.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elsie and Doris Waters</span> English female comic duo

Florence Elsie Waters and her sister Doris Ethel Waters were English comic actresses and singers who performed as a double act. They are remembered for creating the comedy characters Gert and Daisy, and have been described as "the most successful female double-act in the history of British music hall and variety".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Slater (actor)</span> British actor (1916–1975)

John Slater was an English character actor who usually portrayed lugubrious, amiable cockney types.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arthur Hambling</span> British actor (1888–1952)

Arthur Hambling was a British actor, on stage from 1912, and best known for appearances in the films Henry V (1944) and The Lavender Hill Mob (1951). In 1939 he appeared in the West End in N.C. Hunter's comedy Grouse in June.

Maclean Rogers was a British film director and screenwriter.

Angela Glynne was a British film actress.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aubrey Mallalieu</span> English actor

Aubrey Mallalieu was an English actor with a prolific career in supporting roles in films in the 1930s and 1940s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Toni Edgar-Bruce</span> British actress (1892–1966)

Toni Edgar-Bruce was a British actress, frequently seen on stage. Her theatre work included the original West End production of Somerset Maugham's The Circle in 1921.

Annie Esmond was a British stage and film actress.

<i>Its in the Bag</i> (1944 film) 1944 film by Herbert Mason

It's in the Bag is a 1944 British comedy film directed by Herbert Mason and starring Elsie Waters, Doris Waters and Ernest Butcher. It was produced and distributed by Butcher's Film Service. Gert and Daisy try to recover a valuable lost dress.

Vi Kaley,, was a British actress. Violet Kaley married the gymnast Alfred Lilley Artois (1874-1933) in 1899.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Johnnie Schofield</span> British actor (1889–1955)

Johnnie William Schofield was a British actor, known for The Middle Watch (1948), Tawny Pipit (1944) and Melody of My Heart (1936).

Stephen Dade was a British cinematographer.

Thomas Percival Montague Mackey was a British pianist, composer and bandleader. He is particularly known for his work as a composer and musical director for films during the 1930s and 1940s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ben Williams (actor)</span> British actor (1892–1959)

Benjamin Percy Williams was a British character actor from the 1930s to the late 1950s. During his career he appeared in 137 films. In 1954 Williams acted in the BBC Radio play Under Milk Wood that won the Prix Italia award for radio drama that year.

Kathleen Butler was a British screenwriter who worked on the scripts of over 40 films. She also worked as assistant director on four films. Butler was part of a group of women given increasing control over the writing of scripts in British cinema of the time, writing The Temptress (1949) alone. She worked for much of her career for the production company Butcher's Film Service.

Gert and Daisy is a 1959 British television sitcom. Starring the comedy act of the same name, the series aired on ITV, and was produced by Jack Hylton Productions for Associated-Rediffusion Television. The series aired for six episodes. Created by Ted Willis, who also created Jack Warner's Dixon of Dock Green series, Gert and Daisy was not successful, apparently because it relied on scripts written by others rather than on the sisters' own writing skills. All the episodes still exist but the series has yet to appear on home video.

Jack Parker was a British cinematographer and cameraman. He worked on a mixture of features and documentary films during his career. In the 1930s he worked on a number of BIP and Butcher's Film Service productions, while in the 1940s he was employed as a cameraman on Ealing Studios films.

Gert and Daisy Clean Up is a 1942 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Elsie Waters, Doris Waters and Iris Vandeleur.

<i>Gert and Daisys Weekend</i> 1942 British film by Maclean Rogers

Gert and Daisy's Weekend is a 1942 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Elsie Waters, Doris Waters and Iris Vandeleur.

References

  1. "Gert and Daisy Clean up (1942)". Archived from the original on May 31, 2017.
  2. "Gert and Daisy's Week-end - Film".