Movielogr
Gasbags (1941)
Directed by Walter Forde, Marcel Varnel
Overview
It’s war time London and the Crazy Gang (Flanagan & Allen, Nervo & Knox, Naughton & Gold) are doing their bit for the war effort by running a fish and chip stall using their platoon’s barrage balloon for advertising. Their Sgt Major is not happy about this and orders them to take the balloon down, but a freak heavy wind accidentally carries the gang away to Nazi Germany. They are captured and placed in a detention camp where they meet an elderly prisoner named Jerry, who possess a map for the location of a secret weapon which will win the war! Fortunately Teddy Knox’s impersonation of Hitler lands him the spot of pretending to be the Fuhrer at a gala dinner and the gang are allowed out of the camp. However the Nazis have other ideas for their substitute leader.
Length 77 minutes
Actors
Bud Flanagan | Chesney Allen | Jimmy Nervo | Teddy Knox | Charlie Naughton | Jimmy Gold | Moore Marriott | Wally Patch | Peter Gawthorne | Frederick Valk | Eric Clavering | Anthony Eustrel | Carl Jaffe | Manning Whiley | Torin Thatcher | Irene Handl | Felicity Andrae | Rolf Brandt | Richard Morrell | Gerald Cooper | Rowland Douglas | Frank Henderson | James Knight | Henry B. Longhurst | John Lothar | George Merritt | Pat Noonan | Gerik Schjelderup | Leonard Sharp | Mavis Villiers | Theodore Zichy