''Demobbed'' is a 1944 British

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directed by John E. Blakeley and starring

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and

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. Billed as "a musical comedy burlesque," its plot concerns a group of ex-soldiers who attempt to gain employment after being demobbed from the army.

Cast

- Norman *

- Nat *

- Dan *

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- Betty * Tony Dalton - Billy Brown * Jimmy Plant - Graham * George Merritt - James Bentley * Fred Kitchen - Black *

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- Curtis *

- Capt. Gregson * Marianne Lincoln - Marianne * Anne Firth - Norma Deane * Neville Mapp - John Bentley *

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- Himself *

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- Herself *

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- BBC Announcer * Kay Lewis - Norman Evan's Partner * Freddie Watts - Landlord of the Red Lion *

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at BFI.

Selec ...

- the Bookie * Noel Dainton - Police Inspector * Marjorie Gresley - the Mother *

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- the Child

Critical reception

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'' called it an "Occasionally okay slapstick comedy."

References

External links

* 1944 films 1944 comedy films Films directed by John E. Blakeley British comedy films British black-and-white films Films scored by Percival Mackey Films shot in Greater Manchester 1940s English-language films 1940s British films {{1940s-UK-comedy-film-stub