Rent The Renown Comedy Collection: Vol.2 (1960)
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10h 29min
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Over 10 hours of vintage comedy in a fabulous set. Six features plus bonus interview with Liz Fraser and a short comedy bonus.
Liz Fraser: Her Life in Comedy
The iconic British star Liz Fraser discusses her life in film with comedy historian Robert Ross in this exclusive, open and frank interview. Liz then introduces the film 'The Night We Dropped a Clanger'.
The Night We Dropped a Clanger (1959)
A British intelligence agent (Brian Rix) and a look-alike airman confuse Germans while investigating buzz bombs in World War II France.
The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn (1956)Inspector Quilt of Scotland Yard attempts to retrieve a 'Mukkinese Battle-horn' stolen from a London museum. Along the way he meets characters not dissimilar to Eccles, Henry Crun and Minnie Bannister from 'The Goon Show'.
What a Whopper (1960)
Adam Faith stars in this tale about a struggling writer who fakes photographs of the Loch Ness monster.
The Butler's Dilemma (1943)
Wimpish Rodney Playfair (Richard Hearne) is persuaded, by a promise to erase his gambling debts, to impersonate an old manservant named Chapman for a few weeks in order to unwittingly provide an alibi for an accomplished thief.
Gert and Daisy Clean Up (1942)
The characters of Gert and Daisy were played by Florence Elsie Waters (1893-1990) and Doris Ethel Waters (l900-l978). This particular film was lost for many years and is newly restored to a complete version, utilising a 16mm print from a private collection and an original 35mm copy. This is the second of three wartime comic-propaganda films starring the beloved radio characters Gert and Daisy, who at a particularly bleak point in the war roll up their sleeves and set about denuding the street on which they live of most of its metal fittings and other material suitable for salvage ("Straight from boozer to cruiser!"), about which they sing a song.
Tons of Trouble (1956)
Mr. Pastry is a kindly but haphazard caretaker in a block of flats looking after two old boilers that need much attention, named Mavis and Ethel. Wily milkman William Hartnell is after the caretaker's Job but learns the hard way - after much hilarity - that some things are best left alone.
Comedy Coctail (1951)
EJ Fancey presents a cavalcade of some of Charlie Chaplin's most famous comedies.
Gert and Daisy's Week-End (1942)
Legends of British music hall and radio, Elsie and Doris Waters are at their very best in this hilarious wartime comedy farce. As the Blitz rages, Gert and Daisy volunteer to escort a rather lively group of evacuee children out of London to the safety of the English countryside. Used to the hardships of London's East End and sheltering from the bombs in Underground stations every night, the luxuries of Little Pipham Hall seem like another world. Soon, the grand house is in uproar and the appearance of a couple of jewel thieves intent on stealing Lady Plumtree's diamonds sets the scene for a grand farce.
Your Money or Your Wife (1960)
A young couple find out they are to inherit a fortune and they immediately go on a spending spree. However, it isn't until after they have spent a considerable sum that they discover the inheritance is to be paid in weekly instalments rather than as a lump sum! The only way they can get their hands on the entire amount is if the husband dies or they divorce. Rather than do this, they decide to take in lodgers to their sizeable home. Unfortunately this is not as simple as it seems, as some of the lodgers turn out to be somewhat eccentric!- Actors:
- Spike Milligan, Dick Emery, Pamela Thomas, Bill Hepper, Wally Thomas, Gordon Phillott, Adam Faith, Sidney James, Carole Lesley, Terence Longdon, Clive Dunn, Freddie Frinton, Marie France, Charles Hawtrey, Wilfrid Brambell, Fabia Drake, Harold Berens, Ewan Roberts, Archie Duncan, Terry Scott
- Directors:
- Joseph Sterling, Gilbert Gunn, Darcy Conyers, Leslie S. Hiscott, MacLean Rogers, Anthony Simmons
- Producers:
- Norman Williams, Edward Joseph, David Henley, Harry Booth, Michael Deeley, Jon Penington, Elizabeth Hiscott, Richard Hearne
- Voiced By:
- Spike Milligan, Pat Burns
- Narrated By:
- Peter Sellers
- Writers:
- Larry Stephens, Harry Booth, Jon Penington, Terry Nation, Trevor Peacock, Jeremy Lloyd, John T. Chapman, Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Michael Barringer, Kathleen Butler, H.F. Maltby, Elsie Waters, Doris Waters, Harry Gibbs, John Barrow, Richard Hearne, Leslie S. Hiscott, MacLean Rogers, Ronald Jeans
- Aka:
- Liz Fraser: Her Life in Comedy / Make Mine a Double / The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn / What a Whopper / The Butler's Dilemma / Gert and Daisy Clean Up / Tons of Trouble / Comedy Cocktail / Gert
- Studio:
- Renown Pictures
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Music & Musicals, Romance, Thrillers
- Collections:
- 10 Films to Watch if You Like: A Hard Day's Night, 10 Films to Watch if You Like: The Wicker Man, Top 10 Titles About the Golden Age of Radio
