Arthur Askey.
by alexanderdavies-99382 | created - 02 Jan 2021 | updated - 31 Oct 2021 | PublicHardly remembered now but very popular in his day, Arthur Askey came into films via the British music hall. His output on the screen consists of under a dozen appearances, with "The Ghost Train" being his most iconic.
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1. The Ghost Train (1941)
Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy, Horror
High jinks and chills ensue when a group of people become stranded at an isolated station and a legendary phantom train approaches.
Director: Walter Forde | Stars: Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch, Kathleen Harrison, Peter Murray-Hill
Votes: 1,658
The only film version that exists in its entirety.
2. Band Waggon (1940)
TV-G | 85 min | Comedy, Musical
A plot involving spies in a haunted castle gives this team of celebrated British wireless comedians plenty of scope for laughs.
Director: Marcel Varnel | Stars: Arthur Askey, Jack Hylton and His Band, Richard Murdoch, Pat Kirkwood
Votes: 223
Terrible music numbers but Moore Marriott is good.
3. Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940)
TV-G | 75 min | Comedy
Taking inspiration from a well-known Victorian play, a modern-day prankster poses as a wealthy woman in a ploy to prevent him and his friends from being expelled from college.
Director: Walter Forde | Stars: Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch, Graham Moffatt, Moore Marriott
Votes: 181
4. I Thank You (1941)
Approved | 83 min | Comedy
Struggling entertainers who are trying to put on a show pose as servants to wealthy woman in hopes of raising the money.
Director: Marcel Varnel | Stars: Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch, Lily Morris, Moore Marriott
Votes: 208
Pedestrian and uninteresting.
5. Back-Room Boy (1942)
82 min | Comedy, Mystery
A lowly BBC employee pulls a prank at the studio and finds himself transferred to an isolated island where he is to set up a weather station at a lighthouse. As if in a fantasy, a ship ... See full summary »
Director: Herbert Mason | Stars: Arthur Askey, Moore Marriott, Graham Moffatt, Googie Withers
Votes: 313
A good comedy with a snappy pace.
6. King Arthur Was a Gentleman (1942)
Not Rated | 99 min | Comedy
Arthur King joins the army, and soon starts fantasising about King Arthur and his knights.
Director: Marcel Varnel | Stars: Arthur Askey, Evelyn Dall, Anne Shelton, Max Bacon
Votes: 126
7. Miss London Ltd. (1943)
Not Rated | 99 min | Comedy, Musical
Terry Arden (Evelyn Dall) travels to England to take over her half of her late father's dating service run by Arthur Bowman (Arthur Askey). An enjoyable musical comedy.
Director: Val Guest | Stars: Arthur Askey, Evelyn Dall, Anne Shelton, Peter Graves
Votes: 138
8. Bees in Paradise (1944)
Not Rated | 72 min | Comedy, Musical
During World War II, a plane crashes on an island full of dominating women.
Director: Val Guest | Stars: Arthur Askey, Anne Shelton, Peter Graves, Max Bacon
Votes: 167
9. The Love Match (1955)
85 min | Comedy
Two football-loving railway workers get into trouble after racing their engine home to get to a match on time.
Director: David Paltenghi | Stars: Arthur Askey, Glenn Melvyn, Thora Hird, Shirley Eaton
Votes: 131
10. Ramsbottom Rides Again (1956)
92 min | Comedy, Western
A Yorkshire publican comes into an inheritance, but when he goes to Canada to claim it, he runs into trouble.
Director: John Baxter | Stars: Arthur Askey, Glenn Melvyn, Sidney James, Shani Wallis
Votes: 54
11. Make Mine a Million (1959)
81 min | Comedy
Sid Gibson is a soap powder salesman who decides what he really needs is TV advertising. The problem is, he's absolutely broke. He calls upon his friend Arthur Ashton, who arranges to sneak... See full summary »
Director: Lance Comfort | Stars: Arthur Askey, Sidney James, Dermot Walsh, Olga Lindo
Votes: 162
12. The Arthur Askey Show (1961– )
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Arthur Askey, June Whitfield, Arthur Mullard, Patricia Hayes
13. Arthur's Treasured Volumes (1960)
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Anthea Askey, Arthur Askey, Sam Kydd, Arthur Mullard
Votes: 11
14. The Sooty Show (1968–1992)
30 min | Family
Children's slapstick show with the little bear glove puppet and his friends.
Stars: Matthew Corbett, Marjorie Corbett, Harry Corbett, Brenda Longman
Votes: 487
15. Love and Kisses (1955– )
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Arthur Askey, Glenn Melvyn, Lally Bowers, Anthea Askey
17. Calling All Stars (1937)
75 min | Comedy, Music
There is no plot it is basically a review featuring the bands, stars and acts listed.
Director: Herbert Smith | Stars: Bert Ambrose, Carroll Gibbons, Evelyn Dall, Max Bacon
Votes: 13
18. ITV Play of the Week (1955–1974)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
An anthology series from the U.K., from 1955 to 1974, producing about five hundred ninety-minute episodes from Granada Television.
Stars: Derek Francis, Alfred Burke, Arthur Hewlett, Esther Lawrence
Votes: 93
19. The Dickie Henderson Show (1960–1968)
30 min | Comedy
A weekly TV comedy series of a British household with Dickie Henderson as the head of the family. Every week would feature a guest star
Stars: Dickie Henderson, June Laverick, Lionel Murton, Danny Grover
Votes: 25
20. Friends and Neighbours (1959)
79 min | Comedy
At the height of the Cold War, a working-class British family have to entertain two visitors from Russia resulting in a hilarious clash of cultures.
Director: Gordon Parry | Stars: Arthur Askey, Megs Jenkins, Peter Illing, Tilda Thamar
Votes: 28
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