What Would You Do, Chums?
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- Gordon Crier (radio series)
- David Evans
- Geoffrey Orme
- Con West
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| Directed by | John Baxter |
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| Produced by | John Corfield |
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| Cinematography | James Wilson |
| Edited by | Reginald Mills |
| Music by | Kennedy Russell |
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| Distributed by | Anglo-American Film Corporation |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
What Would You Do, Chums? is a 1939 British comedy film directed by John Baxter and starring Syd Walker, Jean Gillie, Cyril Chamberlain and Peter Gawthorne.[2][3] It was written by Gordon Crier, David Evans, Geoffrey Orme and Con West based on a sketch Walker hosted in the BBC radio series Band Waggon,[2] and the film's title was taken from the popular catchphrase of Walker in the series.[4][5] It was made at Elstree Studios.[6]
Soon after junk man Syd Walker takes Lucy under his wing, she falls in love with fellow-lodger Mike Collins. When Syd finds out that Mike is connected to a forgery operation, he forces him to confess all to Lucy, and when he promises to go straight, Lucy forgives him. Nevertheless Mike continues his criminal activites and is arrested. Syd persuades a lawyer to defend him, but arranges via a legal technicality for his defence to fail, in order to save Lucy from an unhappy marriage to a career criminal.
Cast
- Syd Walker as himself/narrator
- Jean Gillie as Lucy
- Cyril Chamberlain as Mike Collins
- Jack Barty as Joe Barker
- Wally Patch as Tom
- Gus McNaughton as Harry Piper
- Peter Gawthorne as Sir Douglas Gordon KC
- Julian Vedey as Mossy
- Arthur Finn as Slim Barton
- Andreas Malandrinos as Pop
- Leonard Morris as Ernie Parsons
- George Street as Inspector Wedge
Production
The project was originally called Mr Walker Wants to Know. Producer John Corfleld successfully defended an action by radio writer Ernest Dudley to stop him from using both that title and the title What Would You Do, Chums?, which Dudley claimed was based on a script he had sold to Jack Buchanan which was subsequently sold to British National.[7][8]