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Gasbags

Gasbags

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Overview

It's war time London and the Crazy Gang (Flanagan & Allen, Nervo & Knox, Naughton & Gold) are doing their bit for the war effort by running a fish and chip stall using their platoon's barrage balloon for advertising. Their Sgt Major is not happy about this and orders them to take the balloon down, but a freak heavy wind accidentally carries the gang away to Nazi Germany. They are captured and placed in a detention camp where they meet an elderly prisoner named Jerry, who possess a map for the location of a secret weapon which will win the war! Fortunately Teddy Knox's impersonation of Hitler lands him the spot of pretending to be the Fuhrer at a gala dinner and the gang are allowed out of the camp. However the Nazis have other ideas for their substitute leader.

Directed by Marcel Varnel
Written by Val Valentine, Val Guest, Marriott Edgar
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Top Cast

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Bud Flanagan

Bud

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Chesney Allen

Ches

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Jimmy Nervo

Cecil

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Teddy Knox

Teddy

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Charlie Naughton

Charlie

J

Jimmy Gold

Jimmy

Moore Marriott

Moore Marriott

Jerry

Wally Patch

Wally Patch

Sgt Major

Peter Gawthorne

Peter Gawthorne

Commanding Officer

Frederick Valk

Frederick Valk

Sturmfuehrer

Themes & Keywords

armynaziconcentration campworld war iibritish armyimpersonatorfemale prisonersecret weaponbarrage balloon

About Gasbags

Gasbags is a war, adventure, comedy film released in 1941 exploring themes of army, nazi, concentration camp, world war ii, british army, impersonator. Directed by Marcel Varnel, it stars Bud Flanagan, Chesney Allen, Jimmy Nervo. It's war time London and the Crazy Gang (Flanagan & Allen, Nervo & Knox, Naughton & Gold) are doing their bit for the war effort by running a fish and chip stall using their platoon's barrage balloon for advertising. Their Sgt Major is not happy about this and orders them to take the balloon down, but a freak heavy wind accidentally carries the gang away to Nazi Germany. They are captured and placed in a detention camp where they meet an elderly prisoner named Jerry, who possess a map for the location of a secret weapon which will win the war! Fortunately Teddy Knox's impersonation of Hitler lands him the spot of pretending to be the Fuhrer at a gala dinner and the gang are allowed out of the camp. However the Nazis have other ideas for their substitute leader.

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