Rent The Goose Steps Out (1942)
3.5 of 5 from 70 ratings
1h 12min
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- Synopsis:
Comedy legend Will Hay stars as William Potts, a hapless, clumsy schoolteacher who just happens to be an identical body double for a notorious German Nazi general. When the army are made aware of this uncanny resemblance to the German, who they are currently bolding prisoner, they decide to drop the reluctant Mr Potts behind enemy lines. His deadly missions is to find and retrieve information on secret weapon that the Germans are planning to use. But whilst impersonating the Nazi general William Potts manages to infiltrate the collage of Hitler Youth. He also manages to make a big impression on the students who are being trained as spies and are learning how to fit into British society. Luckily Mr. Potts is at hand to give them lots of handy hints in honour of the war effort! - Actors:
- Will Hay, Charles Hawtrey, Peter Croft, Barry Morse, Peter Ustinov, Anne Firth, Frank Pettingell, Leslie Harcourt, Julien Mitchell, Jeremy Hawk, Raymond Lovell, Aubrey Mallalieu, John Williams, Lawrence O'Madden, John Boxer, Clifford Buckton, Arthur Denton, Leslie Dwyer, Richard George, Walter Gotell
- Directors:
- Basil Dearden, Will Hay
- Producers:
- Michael Balcon
- Writers:
- Bernard Miles, Reg Groves
- Studio:
- StudioCanal
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy
- Collections:
- All the Twos: 1902-62, Back to School: Best Films Featuring Teachers, Films & TV by topic, A Brief History of Film..., The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to Basil Dearden, Top 10 British Actresses of the 1940s, Top 10 British War Films (1939-45), Top Films, Topping the Music Hall Bill
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 15/05/2017
- Run Time:
- 75 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Interview with Graham Rinaldi
- Go to Blazes - Will Hay Short
- BBC Radio 3 The Essay: British Film Comedians - Will Hay Audio Featurette by Simon Heffer
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Reviews (2) of The Goose Steps Out
Parts of The Goose - The Goose Steps Out review by CM
We like a lot of the old, clumsy, slapstick British comedies, but this version of 'The Goose' had been edited, with many of the best bits missing (teaching the German lads English pronunciation & idiom), so lacked flow & many gags.
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Now uncut - The Goose Steps Out review by LC
In light of the previous review, it appears that this film has since been reissued - certainly the blu ray I received appeared to be uncut. The film itself is a solid comedy, with both Will Hay and a young Charles Hawtrey putting in good turns (also keep an eye out for an uncredited cameo from future Dr Who William Hartnell). If there is a criticism, it's that towards the latter half it turns more into slapstick action routines which, whilst still amusing, seem slightly generic, so it loses a bit of the character of being specifically a Will Hay film.
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