Band Waggon (1940)
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The Band Waggon was the BBC radio series that catapulted diminutive comic Arthur Askey to stardom as "Big-Hearted Arthur". This filmization adds a modern touch by taking place during a television broadcast (the BBC was beaming out a regular schedule of TV programs until the War broke out).… More The Band Waggon was the BBC radio series that catapulted diminutive comic Arthur Askey to stardom as "Big-Hearted Arthur". This filmization adds a modern touch by taking place during a television broadcast (the BBC was beaming out a regular schedule of TV programs until the War broke out). Askey and his stooge Richard Murdoch take over an ancient castle to convert it to a video center. Jack Hylton's band is to be the main attraction-and in 1940, Hylton was a far bigger name than Askey, so guess who got top billing on most marquees. The castle is alleged to be haunted, but the nocturnal disturbances are actually the handiwork of Nazi spies. From here on, it's every man for himself. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Marcel Varnel
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Musical & Performing Arts, Mystery & Suspense, Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Mar 23, 1940 Wide
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Cast
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Arthur Askey
as Himself
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Donald Calthrop
as Hobday
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Peter Gawthorne
as Claude Pilkington
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Jack Hylton
as Himself
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Patricia Kirkwood
as Pat
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Moore Marriott
as Jasper
- Bernard Miles
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Richard Murdoch
as Stinker
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Wally Patch
as Commissionaire
- Paul Holt
- Michael Standing
- Freddy Schweitzer
- The Sherman Fisher Girls
- Bruce Trent
- C.H. Middleton
- Jasmine Black
- Jonah Barrington
