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We'll Smile Again

1942 British film

Barbara K. Emary
Bud Flanagan
Austin Melford

Produced byJohn BaxterStarring

Bud Flanagan
Chesney Allen
Meinhart Maur

CinematographyJames WilsonMusic byKennedy Russell

Production
company

British National Films

Distributed byAnglo-American Film Corporation

Release date

7 December 1942 (1942-12-07) (UK)

Running time

93 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

We'll Smile Again is a 1942 British musical comedy film directed by John Baxter and starring Bud Flanagan, Chesney Allen and Meinhart Maur.^[1]

Premise

A ring of Nazi spies infiltrate a film studio planning to use it for sending coded messages, but they are foiled by two of the low-level staff at the studio.

Cast

Bud Flanagan as Bob Parker
Chesney Allen as Gordon Maxwell
Meinhart Maur as Herr Steiner
Phyllis Stanley as Gina Cavendish
Gordon McLeod as MacNaughton
Alexander Kardin as Holtzman
Peggy Dexter as Googie
Horace Kenney as George
Julian Vedey as Hoffman
Charles Austin as Butler
Edgar Driver as Porter
Wally Patch as Head Porter
C. Denier Warren as Waiter
Gwen Catley as herself, Soprano
Billy Mayerl as himself, Pianist
Henry Hilliard as Dress Designer
Robert Brooks Turner as Policeman
Nuala Barrie as Councillor's Daughter
Trevor Denis as Assistant Director
Charles Doe as Cloakroom Attendant
Mary Eaton as Continuity Girl
Hal Gordon as Customer
Harry Herbert as Brewery Gateman
Gerhard Kempinski as Colonel Roca
Joe E. Lee as Ginsburg
Patrick Ludlow as BBC Man
Ruth Maitland as Woman in Queue
Andreas Malandrinos as Waiter
Malcolm McEachern 'Mr. Jetsam' as himself - Singer
George Merritt
Ernest Metcalfe as Assistant Make-Up
Peter Newman as Second Assistant Director
Hilde Palmer as Chorus Girl
Stan Paskin as man in Queue
Ethel Royale as Lady Councillor
Cyril Smith as Assistant Cutter
Billy Wells as Publican
Ben Williams as Cameraman

Production

It was known as Glamourflage and filming started 4 May 1942.^[2]

Critical reception

The Radio Times gave the film three out of five stars, and wrote "Unlike many stage, radio or television double acts who flounder when put on the big screen, Flanagan and Allen fared rather well as movie stars, and this is a typical effort, combining bright comedy with songs and human interest...Directed with no pretension by John Baxter, who made several of the duo's other popular films, it is an engaging showcase for one of Britain's best-loved song-and-comedy teams."^[3]

References

^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | WE'LL SMILE AGAIN (1942)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
^ "Three War Films Set to Star Prod". Variety. 13 May 1942. p. 13. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^ "We'll Smile Again – review - cast and crew, movie star rating and where to watch film on TV and online". Radio Times.