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While posters urge austerity and vigilance in wartime Britain, 'Joey Boy' Thompson has never had it better. In a cellar beneath his East London fish shop, a gambling club thrives – and austerity provides a nice black-market sideline. But the dolce vita crumbles when police arrive in a lightning raid, and offer Joey and his fellow reprobates a stark choice: sign up for active service, or face another stint inside. Thus the lads find themselves heading off to Italy, determined to make the best of it...Read moreLess
While posters urge austerity and vigilance in wartime Britain, 'Joey Boy' Thompson has never had it better. In a cellar beneath his East London fish shop, a gambling club thrives – and austerity provides a nice black-market sideline. But the dolce vita crumbles when police arrive in a lightning raid, and offer Joey and his fellow reprobates a stark choice: sign up for active service, or face another stint inside. Thus the lads find themselves heading off to Italy, determined to make the best of it...
The story
While posters urge austerity and vigilance in wartime Britain, 'Joey Boy' Thompson has never had it better. In a cellar beneath his East London fish shop, a gambling club thrives – and austerity provides a nice black-market sideline. But the dolce vita crumbles when police arrive in a lightning raid, and offer Joey and his fellow reprobates a stark choice: sign up for active service, or face another stint inside. Thus the lads find themselves heading off to Italy, determined to make the best of it...
Cast & crew
Harry H. CorbettJoey Boy Thompson
Stanley BaxterBenny 'The Kid' Lindowski
Bill FraserSergeant Major Dobbs
Reg VarneyRabbit Malone
Lance PercivalClarence Doubleday
John HarveySignals officer
Wanda VenthamItalian Girl
Freddie MillsSergeant
Percy HerbertMad George Long
Moira ListerLady Thameridge
Derek NimmoLt Hope
Thorley WaltersCol. GrantExplore the crew
- Director
- Frank Launder
- Screenplay
- Mike Watts
- Screenplay
- Frank Launder