''Dreaming'' is a 1944 British comedy film directed by John Baxter and starring Bud Flanagan,

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and Hazel Court. Its plot concerns a soldier who is knocked unconscious during a train journey and has a series of bizarre dreams. In 1944,

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released a recording of Flanagan and Allen singing ''Dreaming'', the title song from the film. The film's sets were designed by Duncan Sutherland.

Plot

When British soldier Bud (Bud Flanagan) is hit on the head, the concussion causes a series of dreams whilst on the hospital operating table. In these he is fleeing hostile tribes in Africa, is a jockey winning a race at Ascot, turns up in Nazi Germany and is opening a wartime services canteen.

Main cast

* Bud Flanagan as Bud *

as Ches * Hazel Court as Miss Grey / Wren / Avalah * Dick Francis as Sir Charles Paddock * Philip Wade as Dr. Goebbels * Gerry Wilmot as American General * Peter Bernard as American Soldier * Ian McLean as British General * Roy Russell as Trainer * Robert Adams as Translator

Critical reception

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wrote, "There's not much in the way of plot, but Flanagan & Allen seldom needed plots, merely premises."

References

External links

* 1944 films 1944 comedy films 1940s English-language films Films directed by John Baxter British comedy films Films set in England Films set in Africa Films set in London British black-and-white films 1940s British films {{1940s-UK-comedy-film-stub