Bless 'Em All (film) explained

Bless 'Em All
Director:Robert Jordan Hill
Producer:Arthur Dent
John Guillermin (associate producer)
Starring:Hal Monty
Max Bygraves
Studio:Robert Jordan Hill Productions (as Advance)
Distributor:Adelphi Films
Runtime:79 minutes
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English

Bless 'Em All is a 1948 British musical comedy film directed by Robert Jordan Hill and starring Hal Monty and Max Bygraves, the latter in his screen debut.[1]

John Guillermin worked on the film as an associate producer.[2]

Premise

The film is about three men who meet when they are called up for the Second World War and fight together in the Battle of France.

Cast

Production

It was the first of two Adelphi Films to star Hal Monty as Skimpy. It was also the debut of Max Bygraves.[3]

Reception

The film appears to have been reasonably popular.[3]

Preservation status

It is on the British Film Institute's 75 Most Wanted list of lost films; only a two-and-a-half minute trailer was known to survive at the time.[1] However, a reader notified BFI that a cut-down version titled Be Kind Sergeant was being offered for sale on eBay.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bless 'Em All / BFI Most Wanted . British Film Institute . 26 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120803092547/http://old.bfi.org.uk/nationalarchive/news/mostwanted/bless-em-all.html . 3 August 2012 . dead .
  2. Filmink. Stephen. Vagg. John Guillermin: Action Man. 17 November 2020.
  3. Book: Pratt . Vic. Lees. Kate . Guillermin . Mary . John Guillermin: The Man, The Myth, The Movies . Precocity Press . 2020 . 28–30 . CHAPTER 3 EARLY DAYS WITH ADELPHI FILMS.
  4. Web site: BFI Most Wanted: our discoveries so far . Josephine Botting . British Film Institute . 4 April 2014 . 26 May 2014.