I THANK YOU (1941) Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch & Lily Morris | Comedy | B&W

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I Thank You is a 1941 black and white British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch, Graham Moffatt and Moore Marriott.[1] It was produced by Edward Black at Gainsborough Pictures.[2] The title of the film is the literal version of Arthur Askey's famous catch-phrase which he idiosyncratically pronounced as "Ay-thang-yaw".

Synopsis

In London during the Second World War at the time of the Blitz, Arthur and Stinker are a couple of out-of-work variety entertainers who use great ingenuity in their efforts to get financial assistance to "put on a show". Hoping to put their proposal to the formidable Lady Randall, a former music hall star, they infiltrate her house, with Stinker in the guise of a servant and Arthur (in drag) as a cook. After some farcical events, they achieve their aim when Lady Randall is persuaded to sing an old music hall favourite "Waiting at the Church" at an impromptu show located underground at Aldwych tube station, being used during the war as an underground bomb shelter.

Cast & Crew

Arthur Askey as Arthur
Richard Murdoch as Stinker
Lily Morris as Lady Randall
Moore Marriott as Pop Bennett
Graham Moffatt as Albert Brown
Peter Gawthorne as Dr. Pope
Kathleen Harrison as Cook
Felix Aylmer as Henry Potter
Eleanor Farrell as herself
Charlie Forsythe as himself
Addie Seamon as herself
Issy Bonn as himself
Cameron Hall as Lomas
Wally Patch as Bill
Roberta Huby as Bobbie
Noel Dainton as Police Sergeant
Phyllis Morris as Miss Pizer

Directed by: Marcel Varnel
Screenplay by:
Marriott Edgar
Val Guest
Based on: An original story by Howard Irving Young
Produced by: Edward Black
Cinematography: Arthur Crabtree
Edited by: R. E. Dearing
Music by: Noel Gay
Production Company: Gainsborough Pictures
Distributed by: General Film Distributors (UK)
Release Date: 20 October 1941 (UK)
Running Time: 83 minutes

Country: United Kingdom
Language: English