British National Films released this in April 1940, after the war declaration of September 1939 and a month before the humiliation of the British troops at Dunkirk. You can view it free at a popular video sharing sight, posted by "The Paramount Vault." I suspect this is a legal posting, and a way to try and scrape a few advertising dollars from this turkey of a flick.
Starts with some song and dance, ends with some song and dance, with Tommy's really bad humor sprinkled throughout. Pretty much plot-less. Some decent tap dancing at the beginning. All the best songs do not feature Tommy. Provocative use of the words "faggot," and "pecker".
This is similar to the mostly unwatchable Jerry Lewis movies that came later, maybe Tommy is Jerry's muse.
Unlike WWII, there was no American money and Soviet manpower to save this half-hearted British production. It is rumored that after watching a bootleg copy, Adolph Hitler exclaimed "Dees British are powder-puffs!" and ordered the bombing of London.
Starts with some song and dance, ends with some song and dance, with Tommy's really bad humor sprinkled throughout. Pretty much plot-less. Some decent tap dancing at the beginning. All the best songs do not feature Tommy. Provocative use of the words "faggot," and "pecker".
This is similar to the mostly unwatchable Jerry Lewis movies that came later, maybe Tommy is Jerry's muse.
Unlike WWII, there was no American money and Soviet manpower to save this half-hearted British production. It is rumored that after watching a bootleg copy, Adolph Hitler exclaimed "Dees British are powder-puffs!" and ordered the bombing of London.