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The Balloon Goes Up / Up with The Lark [DVD]

Ethel Revnell (Actor), Gracie West (Actor), Redd Davis (Director), Philip Brandon (Director) | Rated: Universal, suitable for all | Format: DVD
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  • Actors: Ethel Revnell, Gracie West, Donald Peers, Roland Shiner
  • Directors: Redd Davis, Philip Brandon
  • Format: Dolby, PAL
  • Region: All Regions
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: U
  • Studio: Renown Pictures
  • DVD Release Date: 30 April 2012
  • Run Time: 107 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • ASIN: B0081FY62Y
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 18,046 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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THE BALLOON GOES UP....Comedy duo Ethel Revnell and Gracie West star in this 1942 New Realm comedy musical, starring Ronald Shiner. Ethel Revnell and Gracie West were a popular female double act. Ethel was just over six feet tall, while Gracie was considerably shorter, at just under five feet. They began their career in concert party. Their most popular variety characters were Ethel & Gracie , malevolent cockney schoolgirls. In this film the double act masquerade as WAAFs on a balloon site to help the authorities capture a group of fifth columnists..... UP WITH THE LARK.... The British music-hall comedy team of Ethel (Ethel Revnell) and Gracie (Gracie West) were busy starring in the popular BBC radio series, The Long and the Short of It. Ethel was the long and Gracie the short when they starred in a group of high-grossing feature films. In this film, a 1943 New Realm Production, the famous duo disguised as land girls pursue a gang of black marketeers to their secret headquarters in the country - the film includes some wonderful musical interludes. Written by Val Valentine who also wrote some of the St Trinians films.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Ethel Revnell & Gracie West wartime stars... 6 Sep 2012
By C. FULLER TOP 50 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
E J Fancey productions made these 2 films at Merton Park studios and not seen for many a long year Renown have brought both to DVD for the first time. Donald Peers & Ronald Shiner co star in The Balloon Goes Up but it is the antics of the comedy duo that save the day. The second film Up with the Lark is the reissued version not the full 83 minutes. I believe some musical numbers were cut at this later date. Again the film is amusing and the co star is Anthony Hulme. Photography on both is by Stephen Dade. This is a slice of wartime nostalgia.
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