MISS LONDON LTD (1943)Arthur Askey, Evelyn Dall & Anne Shelton| Comedy| B&W | Golden Age Film

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Miss London Ltd. is a 1943 British black-and-white comedy musical directed by Val Guest and starring Arthur Askey and Evelyn Dall. It was written by Guest and Marriott Edgar and produced by Edward Black for Gainsborough Pictures.[3] It was Guest's directorial debut.

Synopsis

Arthur Boden runs "Miss London", the escort agency he inherited from his mother. Soon he is joined by his new American partner, Terry Arden, who has inherited half of the agency from her parents. The first thing she accomplishes is to clean up the office. To renew the files of escort ladies Boden and Terry go searching. Boden is assigned to a railway station where he finds clerk Gail Martin to hire.[5] The opening sequence of the film features Martin singing "The 8.50 Choo Choo For Waterloo Choo" at Waterloo station.

The film features a surreal self-parodying sequence in which Boden, in order to gain entrance to a hotel, pretends to be the famous Arthur Askey, using some of his catchphrases. Other spoofs include Askey and Dall in a routine as Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers and, with Shiner, as the three Marx Brothers.

Cast & Crew

Arthur Askey as Arthur Boden
Evelyn Dall as Terry Arden
Anne Shelton as Gail Martin
Richard Hearne as Commodore Joshua Wellington
Max Bacon as Romero
Jack Train as Joe Nelson
Peter Graves as Captain Michael "Rory" O'More
Jean Kent as the encyclopedia girl
Ronald Shiner as sailor Meredith
Iris Lang
Virginia Keiley
Una Shepherd
Sheila Bligh
Noni Brooke
Patricia Owens as Miss London
Hilda Campbell Russell as cabaret singer

Directed by:
Val Guest
Written by:
Marriott Edgar
Val Guest
Produced by:
Edward Black
Cinematography by:
Basil Emmott
Edited by:
R. E. Dearing
Music by:
Bob Busby
Production Company:
Lime Grove Studios (credited as Gaumont British)
Distributed by:
Gainsborough Pictures
Release Date:
14 June 1943
Running Time:
99 minutes
Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English