Arthur Askey
Biography: Arthur Askey was a diminutive British comedian, born in 1900. He began his professional career as a music hall performer in 1924, but it wasn't until 1938's Band Wagon (which lasted a full five seasons), that he became a household name in England. His film debut was in the 1937 British feature Calling All Stars, but then, in 1939, Band Wagon swooped in again and made him a film star with a film following on from when Arthur and co-star Richard "Stinker" Murdoch were evicted from their beloved flat. Film stardom carried Arthur through to the mid 1940s, but it wasn't till 1956 when he starred in another film, Ramsbottom Rides again. He started his own television show: The Arthur Askey show, where, of course, he was the main player and that carried on till his retirement. He died in 1982. IMDb Mini Biography By: Slick-50
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: June 06, 1900
Deathday: November 16, 1982
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Friends and Neighbours
1959-01-11
Friends and Neighbours
Overview: During the Cold War, a British family struggles to overcome cultural differences as they welcome two Russian social workers into their home for a visit.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-01-11
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The Birth of Television
1976-11-01
The Birth of Television
Overview: In this feature-length documentary from 1976, Leslie Mitchell and special guests recall the birth of BBC Television forty years before.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-11-01
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The Ghost Train
1941-05-05
The Ghost Train
Overview: Mismatched travellers are stranded overnight at a lonely rural railway station. They soon learn of local superstition about a phantom train which is said to travel these parts at dead of night, carrying ghosts from a long-ago train wreck in the area.
Genres: Comedy Horror Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-05-05
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Back-Room Boy
1942-04-15
Back-Room Boy
Overview: Jilted by his fiancee, Arthur Pilbeam gets a job as far away from women as possible. Alone in a lighthouse, he soon finds that 12 other people end up living on the tiny island. Thirteen is an unlucky number; and one-by-one they disappear ...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-04-15
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Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007-05-10
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Overview: A documentary about the portrayal of Adolf Hitler in popular culture.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-05-10
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Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
1978-02-01
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
Overview: Young Rosie Dixon starts her nurse training at St Adelaide's Hospital, but the student doctors and randy male patients just can't keep their hands off her.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-02-01
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I Thank You
1941-10-20
I Thank You
Overview: Classic comedy starring Arthur Askey. The perils, humiliations and humour of trying to run a second-rate theatrical company are further compounded when financial aid, given by the former famous music-hall star Lady Randall (Lily Morris), is withdrawn. Not to be defeated, the stars decide the show must go on and devise a plan to persuade her to reinvest
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-10-20
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Miss London Ltd.
1943-06-14
Miss London Ltd.
Overview: Askey stars as a man trying to save his flagging escort agency. A new partner suggests getting some new girls in, just in time for the soldiers' leave. The film also features the English singing favourite of the forties, Anne Shelton.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-06-14
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King Arthur Was a Gentleman
1942-12-28
King Arthur Was a Gentleman
Overview: Arthur King joins the army, and soon starts fantasizing about King Arthur and his knights.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-12-28
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Bees in Paradise
1944-03-20
Bees in Paradise
Overview: Four pilots become stranded on a tropical island inhabited by beautiful women.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-03-20
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The Love Match
1955-02-01
The Love Match
Overview: After being arrested for assaulting a football referee, desperate train driver Bill (Arthur Askey) raids the railwaymen's holiday fund to cover his £55 fine. He knows he's going to be discovered though, leaving him no choice but to get the money back by hook or by crook! His last chance is to run a book on the United v City football derby. If that wasn't tense enough, Bill's son is also making his debut for United. It looks like it's going to be a day to remember - do you dare look? ...The Love Match.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-02-01
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Band Waggon
1940-03-23
Band Waggon
Overview: A gang of spies held up in a haunted castle gives this team of celebrated British wireless comedians plenty of scope for laughs.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-03-23
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Desert Island Discs
1982-02-23
Desert Island Discs
Overview: Arena celebrates Roy Plomley's Desert Island Discs with the help of many celebrity castaways, including Frankie Howerd, Russell Harty, Trevor Brooking, the Lord Mayor of London, Professor JK Galbraith and Arthur Askey. The special guest for the 40th anniversary programme was Paul McCartney who was also a fan of the show: 'I love its homeliness. It conjures up the best in traditional British pleasure, like the great British breakfast. It's an honour to be asked'.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-02-23
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Ramsbottom Rides Again
1956-04-30
Ramsbottom Rides Again
Overview: Bill Ramsbottom sells his English pub and drags his family off to Canada where he has inherited a ranch from his grandfather Wild Bill Ramsbottom. He ends up tangling with outlaw Black Jake, an Indian chief Blue Eagle, and the local law.
Genres: Western Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-04-30
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Calling All Stars
1937-03-01
Calling All Stars
Overview: Musical review. The messenger carrying the master discs of a season drops them, so Flotsam and Jetsam are sent out to collect the stars concerned. Each star gives an extract from his or her record.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-03-01
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Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
1940-08-31
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
Overview: Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde starring Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch as Oxford 'scholars'. The film is one of many to be made based on the farce Charley's Aunt. Taking inspiration from a well-known Victorian play, a modern-day prankster poses as a wealthy woman in a ploy to prevent him and his friends from being expelled from college.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-08-31
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Vive Torbay
1968-08-22
Vive Torbay
Overview: A little travelogue feature presenting Torbay - new resort along the 20 mile stretch of South Devon coast.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-08-22
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Funny Up North
2011-07-23
Funny Up North
Overview: Documentary featuring a cavalcade of Northern comedy stars including the great Frank Randle, George Formby, Arthur Askey, Norman Evans and many more. The North of England has always enjoyed its own very particular brand of comedy, best seen today in Coronation Street. 80 years ago however Mancunian Studios produced feature films for the northern masses. Funny Up North tells the story of the Mancunian Studios, its eccentric owner John E Blakeley and its cavalcade of stars including such household names as Arthur Askey, Jimmy Jewell, George Formby and the legendary Frank Randle. Hosted by Professor Chris Lee, the authority on northern cinema, Funny Up North takes you on a journey from its humble beginnings to its sad demise in the 1960s.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-07-23
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Make Mine a Million
1959-01-01
Make Mine a Million
Overview: Sid Gibson is a soap powder salesman who decides what he really needs is TV advertising. The problem is, he's absolutely broke. He calls upon his friend Arthur Ashton, who arranges to sneak a plug for Sid's suds into a live TV spectacular. The public goes bananas for the product but to maintain sales Sid and Arthur must arrange for ever more outrageous plugs on TV shows. The Ascots races, the Edinburgh Military Tattoo - no show is safe.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-01-01
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Lancashire Coast
1957-08-01
Lancashire Coast
Overview: The holiday attractions of the Lancashire coast, including a beauty contest in Morecambe, Southport flower show and Blackpool Fun Fair.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-08-01
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To See Such Fun
1977-11-01
To See Such Fun
Overview: Compilation of classic British comedy moments
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-11-01
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The Nose Has It!
1942-01-08
The Nose Has It!
Overview: Made for Gaumont British Films in London. Featuring comedian Arthur Askey, a humorous film warning against sneezing in public during W.W.II. With comic situation sketches the film shows various types of sneezes and the effect these might have on other people. (Nga Taonga)
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-01-08
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