''Two Smart Men'' is a 1940 British

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directed by

Widgey R. Newman Widgey R. Newman (1900–1944) was a British screenwriter, producer and film director.Chibna;; p.20 He was a major force in the British B film industry of the 1930s, overseeing the production of a number of quota quickies. Selected filmography ...

and starring

Leslie Fuller Leslie Fuller (9 October 1888 – 24 April 1948) was a British comedy film actor. Early life Albert Leslie Fuller was born in 1888 at 14 Pollard Row, Bethnal Green, London.Some sources wrongly give his birthplace as Margate, as he had a lifelo ...

Wally Patch Walter Sydney Vinnicombe (26 September 1888 – 27 October 1970) was an English actor and comedian. He worked in film, television and theatre. Biography Vinnicombe was born in Willesden, Middlesex and began working on the music hall stages in ...

and

Margaret Yarde Margaret Yarde (2 April 1878 – 11 March 1944) was a British actress. Initially training to be an opera singer, she made her London stage debut in 1907. She often played domestics, landladies and mothers. Filmography * '' A Cigarette-Maker's ...

. The film's producer-director Newman had specialized in

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during the previous decade and this production was made as a

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. It was followed by ''

Henry Steps Out ''Henry Steps Out'' is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Widgey R. Newman and starring George Turner, Margaret Yarde and Wally Patch.Chibnall & MacFarlane p.4 On the outbreak of the Second World War an idler is forced to join the army by his ...

'' with several of the same cast.Chibnall & MacFarlane p.4

Cast

as Jimmy *

as Wally *

as Mrs. Smith *

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as Pamela * George Turner as Henry Smith

References

Bibliography

* Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. ''The British 'B' Film''. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.

External links

* 1940 films British comedy films 1940 comedy films Films shot at Associated British Studios Films directed by Widgey R. Newman Films set in England British black-and-white films Quota quickies 1940s English-language films 1940s British films {{1940s-UK-comedy-film-stub