Underneath the Arches (film)
Encyclopedia
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
who formed part of the comedy ensemble known as the Crazy Gang
.
Two down-on-their-luck Englishmen travel by ship to a South American country where they foil one revolution
, and then accidentally start another.
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 Redd Davis
Redd Davis
Redd Davis was a Canadian film director and producer who directed more than twenty films between 1932 and 1942. He was born in Canada in 1896, but he moved to Britain where he directed his first film The Spare Room in 1932. He worked mainly at Twickenham Studios in west London...
and starring Bud Flanagan
Bud Flanagan
Bud Flanagan was a popular English music hall and vaudeville entertainer from the 1930s until the 1960s. Flanagan was famous as a wartime entertainer and his achievements were recognised when he was awarded the O.B.E. in 1960.- Family background :Flaganan was born Chaim Reuben Weintrop in...
, Chesney Allen
Chesney Allen
Chesney Allen was a popular English entertainer of the Second World War period. He is best remembered as part of the double act with Bud Flanagan, Flanagan and Allen.-Life and career:...
, Stella Moya, Lyn Harding
Lyn Harding
Lyn Harding was a Welsh actor who spent 40 years on the stage before entering British made silent films, talkies and radio...
and Edmund Willard
Edmund Willard
Edmund Willard born 19 December 1884 in Brighton, Sussex, England – †6 October 1956 in Kingston upon Thames, England, was a British actor of the 1930s and 1940s....
who formed part of the comedy ensemble known as the Crazy Gang
Crazy Gang
The Crazy Gang is a nickname used by the English media to describe Wimbledon F.C. during the 1980s and the 1990s.The name, originally that of a well known group of British comedy entertainers popular in the late 1930s, was used because of the often eccentric and boisterously macho behaviour of...
.
Two down-on-their-luck Englishmen travel by ship to a South American country where they foil one revolution
Revolution
A revolution is a fundamental change in power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively short period of time.Aristotle described two types of political revolution:...
, and then accidentally start another.
Cast
- Bud FlanaganBud FlanaganBud Flanagan was a popular English music hall and vaudeville entertainer from the 1930s until the 1960s. Flanagan was famous as a wartime entertainer and his achievements were recognised when he was awarded the O.B.E. in 1960.- Family background :Flaganan was born Chaim Reuben Weintrop in...
– Bud - Chesney AllenChesney AllenChesney Allen was a popular English entertainer of the Second World War period. He is best remembered as part of the double act with Bud Flanagan, Flanagan and Allen.-Life and career:...
– Ches - Stella Moya – Anna
- Lyn HardingLyn HardingLyn Harding was a Welsh actor who spent 40 years on the stage before entering British made silent films, talkies and radio...
– Pedro - Edmund WillardEdmund WillardEdmund Willard born 19 December 1884 in Brighton, Sussex, England – †6 October 1956 in Kingston upon Thames, England, was a British actor of the 1930s and 1940s....
– Chief Steward - Enid Stamp-Taylor – Dolores
- Edward AshleyEdward AshleyEdward Ashley was an Australian actor.-Selected filmography:* Underneath the Arches * The Villiers Diamond * Pride and Prejudice * Spies of the Air * Waxwork -External links:...
– Carlos - Aubrey MatherAubrey MatherAubrey Mather was an English character actor.Mather began his career on the stage in 1905. He debuted in London in Brewster's Millions in 1909 and on Broadway ten years later in Luck of the Navy. He eventually branched out to films, starting with Young Woodley in 1930...
– Professor