Orders Is Orders
1933 British film
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Orders Is Orders is a 1933 British comedy film[1] starring Charlotte Greenwood, James Gleason and Cyril Maude about an American film crew who move into a British army barracks to start making a film, much to the commander's horror. Much of the film concerns the interaction between the American crew and the British officers.[2][3] It is based upon the 1932 play Orders Are Orders by Ian Hay and Anthony Armstrong. It was shot at the Lime Grove Studios in London with sets designed by the art director Alfred Junge. Future Hollywood star Ray Milland appeared in a supporting role. The film was remade in 1954 as Orders Are Orders starring Peter Sellers, Sid James and Tony Hancock.
James Gleason
by Ian Hay and Anthony Armstrong
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| Directed by | Walter Forde |
| Written by | Leslie Arliss James Gleason |
| Based on | Orders Are Orders by Ian Hay and Anthony Armstrong |
| Produced by | Michael Balcon |
| Starring | Charlotte Greenwood James Gleason Cyril Maude |
| Cinematography | Glen MacWilliams |
| Edited by | Derek Twist |
| Music by | Louis Levy |
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| Distributed by | Ideal Films |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Cast
- Charlotte Greenwood as Wanda Sinclair
- James Gleason as Ed Waggermeyer
- Cyril Maude as Col. Bellamy
- Finlay Currie as Dave
- Percy Parsons as Zingbaum
- Cedric Hardwicke as Brigadier
- Donald Calthrop as Pavey
- Ian Hunter as Capt. Harper
- Jane Carr as Patricia Bellamy
- Ray Milland as Dashwood
- Edwin Lawrence as Quartermaster
- Eliot Makeham as Pvt. Slee
- Hay Plumb as Pvt. Goffin
- Wally Patch as Regimental Sergeant Major
- Jane Cornell as Starlet
- Glennis Lorimer as Marigold
- Sydney Keith as Rosenblatt
Critical reception
In The New York Times, Mordaunt Hall called the film, "a tepid farce...It is an adaptation of a minor stage work written by Ian Hay and Anthony Armstrong, and the wonder is that the producers, Gaumont-British, thought it worthy of such an excellent company of players. On the credit side of this piece of buffoonery and punning there are the interesting glimpses in a military barracks, splendid photography and sound recording and good-natured work by the cast."[4]
