Up with the Lark

Up with the Lark is a 1943 British musical comedy film directed by Philip Brandon and starring Ethel Revnell, Gracie West and Anthony Holles.^[1]

It was a low-budget production during the Second World War.

Plot summary

During the Second World War, two incompetent female detectives, Ethel and Gracie (played by the British radio comedians Ethel Revnell and Gracie West), disguise themselves as Land Girls, with the aim of exposing the black market business that they believe a local hotel manager is running. Despite the two women's inept efforts, they eventually succeed.^[2]

Cast

Ethel Revnell - Ethel
Gracie West - Gracie
Anthony Holles - Martel
Anthony Hulme - Mr Britt
Johnnie Schofield - Mr Tanner
Lesley Osmond - Mabel
Alan Kane - Fred Tompkins
Ian Fleming - Reverend Swallow

Songs

The film contains several songs, largely detached from the plot. The two main songs are

Up With the Lark
Let's Go Cuckoo

References

External links

Up with the Lark at IMDb

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[1] BFI.org

[2] ttp://movies.tvguide.com/up-with-the-lark/review/121917 ^{[dead link]}

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