''Garrison Follies'' is a 1940 British

comedy Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. Origins Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...

musical

revue film A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance, and sketches. The revue has its roots in 19th century popular entertainment and melodrama but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own during ...

directed by

Maclean Rogers Maclean Rogers (13 July 1899 – 4 January 1962) was a British film director and screenwriter. Selected filmography Director * ''The Third Eye (1929 film), The Third Eye'' (1929) * ''The Mayor's Nest'' (1932) * ''Up for the Derby'' (1933) * ...

and starring

Barry Lupino George Barry Lupino-Hook (7 January 1884 – 26 September 1962) was an English comedian and film actor, and a notable Pantomime dame. He was the brother of the actor and comedian Stanley Lupino, the father of the actress Antoinette Lupino, and ...

Nancy O'Neil Nancy O'Neil (born Nancy Muriel Smith; 25 August 1907 – 5 March 1995) was an Australian-born British actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor perf ...

and H.F. Maltby. It was produced by the

independent Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in Pennsylvania, United States * Independentes (English: Independents), a Portuguese artist ...

Butcher's Film Service Butcher's Film Service was a British film production and distribution company that specialised in low-budget productions. The company was founded by William Butcher, a chemist from Blackheath. The company survived through several production slump ...

Mackenzie p.178 and shot at

Walton Studios Walton Studios, previously named Hepworth Studios and Nettlefold Studios, was a film production studio in Walton-on-Thames in Surrey, England.London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

art director Art director is a title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, live-action and animated film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...

Holmes Paul.

Cast

as Alf Shufflebottom *

as Sally Richards * H.F. Maltby as Maj. Hall-Vett * John Kevan as Dick Munro *

Hugh Dempster Hugh Dempster (3 August 1900 – 30 April 1987) was a Great Britain, British theatre and film actor, whose credits include more than 60 films. Born in London, Dempster made his stage debut in 1920, and began his screen career in the silent film ...

as Adjutant *

Gabrielle Brune Gabrielle Brune (12 February 1912 in Bournemouth, Hampshire – 18 January 2005 in Chichester, Sussex) was a British actress. Career On stage from 1930, her work included appearances in cabaret, the West End, on Broadway, in films and on t ...

as Lady Cynthia Clayton * Neville Brook as Commanding Officer * Dennis Val Norton as Plummer *

Harry Herbert Harry Herbert (2 August 1934 – 19 January 2011) was an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club and a Victorian policeman. Born in Warrnambool, he played in the Geelong team that holds the VFL/AFL record for the longest run ...

as Self - Harry Herbert * Sylvia Kellaway as Self - Sylvia Kellaway * Ann Lenner as Self - Ann Lenner * The Six Rose Petals as Themselves, The Six Rose Petals *

Percival Mackey Thomas Percival Montague Mackey (1 June 1894 – 23 November 1950) was a British pianist, composer and bandleader. He is particularly known for his work as a composer and musical director for films during the 1930s and 1940s. Life and career Mac ...

as Self - Percival Mackey

References

Bibliography

* Mackenzie, S.P. ''British War films, 1939-1945''. A&C Black, 2001. * Wright, Adrian. ''Cheer Up!: British Musical Films 1929-1945''. The Boydell Press, 2020.

External links

* 1940 films 1940 comedy films 1940s English-language films British comedy films British black-and-white films 1940s British films Films directed by Maclean Rogers Films shot at Nettlefold Studios Butcher's Film Service films {{1940s-UK-film-stub