Asking for Trouble
| Asking for Trouble | |
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| 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 | |
| Distributed by | Anglo American Film Corporation |
Release date |
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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
[edit]- 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
[edit]The film was part of British National's deliberate policy to make more comedies.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ St. Pierre p.17
- ^ BFI.org
- ^ "British National stick to policy of laughter". Kinematograph Weekly. 14 January 1943. p. 113.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (14 September 2025). "Forgotten British Film Moguls: Lady Yule". Filmink. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
Bibliography
[edit]- St. Pierre, Paul Matthew. Music Hall Mimesis in British Film, 1895-1960: On the Halls on the Screen. Associated University Press, 2009.
External links
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