Struggling entertainers who are trying to put on a show pose as servants to wealthy woman in hopes of raising the money.Struggling entertainers who are trying to put on a show pose as servants to wealthy woman in hopes of raising the money.Struggling entertainers who are trying to put on a show pose as servants to wealthy woman in hopes of raising the money.
Richard Murdoch
- 'Stinker'
- (as Richard {Stinker} Murdoch/Richard Murdoch)
Eleanor Farrell
- Self
- (as Forsythe Seamon & Farrell)
Charlie Forsythe
- Self
- (as Forsythe Seamon & Farrell)
Addie Seamon
- Self
- (as Forsythe Seamon & Farrell)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaConsidered by Arthur Askey to be the "stinker" of his film career.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)
- SoundtracksHello To The Sun
(uncredited)
Written by Noel Gay and Frank Eyton
Performed by Arthur Askey
Reprised by Eleanor Farrell and Charlie Forsythe
Performed by the whole cast at the end of the film
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A comedy of chaos set during the London Blitz of WW II
"I Thank You" is the best of the films that Arthur Askey made. With his friends Moore and Graham Moffatt and Richard Murdoch, Askey romps and stomps his way through mayhem with many laughs and chuckles. They are joined by some talented performers of the day that add a musical production touch to this comedy.
The plot is a fairly simple one, but the hilarious chaos of many scenes makes one wonder if it was all scripted that way, or if the leads were just ad-libbing as they went along. It is clear that they were enjoying the making of this film.
No doubt this and other comedies of the period did a lot to ease tensions during the war. Farce of this type probably helped many in England keep the proverbial British stiff upper lip during the German bombing of London. The closing scene of the troupe entertaining Londoners in a bomb shelter was a fitting tribute to the English and to the entertainers who did their part for the war effort.
This is a fun film that rivals the best of the raucous movies of the Marx Brothers and Three Stooges in America.
The plot is a fairly simple one, but the hilarious chaos of many scenes makes one wonder if it was all scripted that way, or if the leads were just ad-libbing as they went along. It is clear that they were enjoying the making of this film.
No doubt this and other comedies of the period did a lot to ease tensions during the war. Farce of this type probably helped many in England keep the proverbial British stiff upper lip during the German bombing of London. The closing scene of the troupe entertaining Londoners in a bomb shelter was a fitting tribute to the English and to the entertainers who did their part for the war effort.
This is a fun film that rivals the best of the raucous movies of the Marx Brothers and Three Stooges in America.
helpful•10
- SimonJack
- Feb 16, 2020
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- Filming locations
- Gaumont-British Studios, Lime Grove, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK(studio: made at Gaumont-British Studios, London.)
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- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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