Laugh It Off (1940 film)
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Laugh It Off is a 1940 British
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...

 musical
Musical film
The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...

 comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...

 directed by John Baxter
John Baxter (director)
John Philip Baxter was a somewhat prolific British film-maker active from the 1930s to the late 1950s. During that time he produced, wrote, or directed dozens of films...

 and Wallace Orton and starring Tommy Trinder
Tommy Trinder
Thomas Edward Trinder CBE known as Tommy Trinder, was an English stage, screen and radio comedian of the pre and post war years whose catchphrase was 'You lucky people'.-Life:...

, Jean Colin
Jean Colin
Jean Colin was an English actress. She began her career on stage in pantomime, musical theatre and operettas. Colin appeared in several films beginning the thirties. Colin was born in Brighton and died in London...

, Anthony Hulme
Anthony Hulme
-Selected filmography:* A Yank at Oxford * The Body Vanished * The Frozen Limits * They Came by Night * Laugh It Off * Journey Together * Send for Paul Temple * Cardboard Cavalier...

 and Marjorie Browne
Marjorie Browne
Marjorie Browne was a British actor.-Filmography:* Lassie from Lancashire * Laugh It Off * I Didn't Do It -External links:...

.

Cast

  • Tommy Trinder
    Tommy Trinder
    Thomas Edward Trinder CBE known as Tommy Trinder, was an English stage, screen and radio comedian of the pre and post war years whose catchphrase was 'You lucky people'.-Life:...

     - Tommy Towers
  • Jean Colin
    Jean Colin
    Jean Colin was an English actress. She began her career on stage in pantomime, musical theatre and operettas. Colin appeared in several films beginning the thirties. Colin was born in Brighton and died in London...

     - Sally
  • Anthony Hulme
    Anthony Hulme
    -Selected filmography:* A Yank at Oxford * The Body Vanished * The Frozen Limits * They Came by Night * Laugh It Off * Journey Together * Send for Paul Temple * Cardboard Cavalier...

     - Somers
  • Marjorie Browne
    Marjorie Browne
    Marjorie Browne was a British actor.-Filmography:* Lassie from Lancashire * Laugh It Off * I Didn't Do It -External links:...

     - Peggy
  • Edward Lexy
    Edward Lexy
    -Filmography:* Under Secret Orders * Mademoiselle Docteur * Farewell Again * Knight Without Armour * Action for Slander * Smash and Grab * The Green Cockatoo...

     - Sergeant Major Slaughter
  • Ida Barr - Mrs McNab
  • Charles Victor
    Charles Victor
    Charles Victor was a British actor who appeared in a number of films and television between 1938 and 1965.-Selected filmography:* Return of the Frog * Hell's Cargo * Contraband...

     - Colonel
  • Peter Gawthorne
    Peter Gawthorne
    Peter Gawthorne was an Irish actor, probably best known for his roles in Will Hay films. Gawthorne was one of Britain's most called-upon bit part actors during the 1940s and 50s....

     - General
  • Wally Patch
    Wally Patch
    Wally Patch was a British character actor, who had supporting roles in many films. He was born Walter Sidney Vinnicombe in Willesden, London on 26 September 1888...

     - Sergeant
  • Warren Jenkins - Pat
  • John Laurie
    John Laurie
    John Paton Laurie was a British actor born in Dumfries, Scotland. Although he is now probably most recognised for his role as Private James Frazer in the sitcom Dad's Army , he appeared in hundreds of feature films, including films by Alfred Hitchcock, Michael Powell and Laurence Olivier...

    - Jock
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