Underneath the Arches (film)

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Underneath the Arches
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Directed by Redd Davis
Written byAlison Booth
H. Fowler Mear
Produced by Julius Hagen
Starring Bud Flanagan
Chesney Allen
Stella Moya
Lyn Harding
Cinematography Sydney Blythe
Music by William Trytel
Production
company
Distributed by Wardour Films
Release date
  • 23 February 1937 (1937-02-23)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Underneath the Arches is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Redd Davis and starring Bud Flanagan, Chesney Allen, Stella Moya, Lyn Harding and Edmund Willard. Flanagan and Allen formed part of the comedy ensemble known as the Crazy Gang. It was made by Julius Hagen's Twickenham Studios as part of its ambitious production schedule following its abandonment of quota quickies.[ citation needed ]

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Synopsis

Two down-on-their-luck Englishmen travel by ship to a South American country where they foil one revolution, and then accidentally start another. [1]

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References

  1. BFI.org

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