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Up With The Lark. Image shows from L to R: Gracie (Gracie West), Ethel (Ethel Revnell)
Up With The Lark

Up With The Lark

  • 1943 film

Ethel & Gracie head to the country, disguised as Land Girls, on the trail of a gang of black marketeers. Stars Ethel Revnell, Gracie West, Lesley Osmond, Anthony Hulme, Alan Kane and more.

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Up With The Lark. Image shows from L to R: Gracie (Gracie West), Ethel (Ethel Revnell), Mr. Britt (Anthony Hulme)

Key details

Genre
Film
Released
1943
Creator
Val Valentine
Stars
Ethel Revnell, Gracie West, Lesley Osmond, Anthony Hulme, Alan Kane, Anthony Holles, Johnnie Schofield, Ian Fleming and more
Writer
James Seymour
Director
Phil Brandon
Producer
Edwin John Fancey
Company

Hotel switchboard operators Ethel and Gracie are up to their necks after witnessing a gang of black marketeers emptying the stores.

Initially confused for and arrested alongside half of the criminal gang, a special agent from the Food Ministry, Mr. Britt, recognises that they're the only ones who saw the ringleaders before they escaped, and enlists their help to catch the crooks.

With a rough idea that the gang are based in the country, Britt kits up Ethel and Gracie as Land Girls and sends them off to begin their search. However, for this slightly dim-witted pair, it's a challenge that proves far more complex than it seems! Can they identify and lead Britt to apprehend the villains before it's too late?

Additional details

UK certificate
U
Duration
56 minutes
Produced
1943
Distributors

New Realm

Production
Studio
Picture
Black and white

Website links

Broadcast details

Most recent repeats
  • Friday 22nd September 2023 at 3:25am on TPTV
  • Saturday 21st January 2023 at 6:00am on TPTV
  • Saturday 13th March 2021 at 6:00am on TPTV

Recording details

  • Merton Park Studios

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