Writing

Marriott Edgar

Born October 5, 1880 · Kirkcudbright, Scotland, UK

Died May 5, 1951 · aged 70

No biography available.

Known For

Where's That FireWhere's That Fire · 1939
Where's That Fire
★ 7.31939
MovieComedy
Capt Viking and his incompetent fire crew accidentally foil a plot to steal the crown jewels.
King Arthur Was a GentlemanKing Arthur Was a Gentleman · 1942
King Arthur Was a Gentleman
★ 6.21942
MovieComedyMusic
Arthur King joins the army, and soon starts fantasizing about King Arthur and his knights.
Back-Room BoyBack-Room Boy · 1942
Back-Room Boy
★ 6.61942
MovieComedy
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 ...
Good Morning, Boys!Good Morning, Boys! · 1937
Good Morning, Boys!
★ 7.21937
MovieComedyCrime
Dr. Benjamin Twist (Hay) and his pupils become involved with art thieves on a trip to Paris. Hay’s seamy schoolmaster act is supported by a fine cast including Charles Hawtrey and Lilli Palmer.
The Ghost TrainThe Ghost Train · 1941
The Ghost Train
★ 6.11941
MovieComedyHorror
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.
Bees in ParadiseBees in Paradise · 1944
Bees in Paradise
★ 6.11944
MovieComedyMusic
Four pilots become stranded on a tropical island inhabited by beautiful women.
I Thank YouI Thank You · 1941
I Thank You
★ 7.31941
MovieComedy
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are further compounded when financial aid, given by the former famous music-hall star Lady Randall (Lily Morris), is withdrawn.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
Oh, Mr. Porter!Oh, Mr. Porter! · 1937
Oh, Mr. Porter!
★ 7.01937
MovieComedy
Comedy in which a bungling railway worker is given the job of stationmaster at a rundown station in rural Ireland, where his sidekicks are a toothless old gaffer and a portly young loudmouth. Hilarious adventures ensue, including a locomotive chase after gunrunners make off with a train.

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GasbagsGasbags · 1941
Gasbags
★ 6.11941
MovieWarAdventure
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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