A Fire Has Been Arranged
A Fire Has Been Arranged is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Chesney Allen, Bud Flanagan and Alastair Sim.[1]
| A Fire Has Been Arranged | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Leslie S. Hiscott |
| Produced by | Julius Hagen |
| Written by | Michael Barringer James A. Carter H. Fowler Mear |
| Starring | Chesney Allen Bud Flanagan Harold French |
| Music by | W.L. Trytel |
| Cinematography | Sydney Blythe |
| Edited by | Michael C. Chorlton |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
After a spell in prison three criminals return to recover their loot only to find the place where they have stashed it has been turned into a department store. They take jobs at the store in order to locate the whereabouts of their loot.[2] The three discover that the unscrupulous managers of the store, Shuffle and Cutte, are keen to be accomplices in their plot.
It was made at Twickenham Studios. The film ends with the song Where the Arches Used To Be.
Cast
- Chesney Allen as Ches
- Bud Flanagan as Bud
- Hal Walters as Hal
- Harold French as Toby
- Mary Lawson as Betty
- Alastair Sim as Cutte
- C. Denier Warren as Shuffle
- Robb Wilton as Oswald
- Vincent Holman as Ex-detective
- Jack Vyvian as Prison Warder
- The Buddy Bradley Rhythm Girls as Shop Girls
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References
- BFI.org
- Sutton p.137
Bibliography
- Sutton, David R. A chorus of raspberries: British film comedy 1929-1939. University of Exeter Press, 2000.
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