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Left : Michael Redgrave, Glen Algn, Hartley Power and Sally Grog in “ A Window in Frances Dag mi Vk Oliver in “ Room for Two." Robert Montgomery and Constance Cummings in “ Busmans Honey ■ moon." Rex Harrison Basil Radford and Naanton Wayne in “ Gestapo. Aunt," re-christened “Charley’s ^Big-Hearted) Aunt,” to follow “ Band Waggon,” which ^ was completed towards the end of the month. “Jail Birds ” was being made at Walton, “ Tire Middle Watch ” was being made at Welwyn, and “ Husband- in-Law ” had also started at Highbury, the title of the latter film being changed later on to “ Law and Disorder.” All these.- you will notice, were comedies. For it was pretty shrewdly judged that something to laugh at would be the type of entertainment most in demand. So November found the Tommy Trinder comedy “ Laugh It Off " under way, as well as George Formby’s “ Let George Do It, the last George made before going to France to entertain the troops. George, however, was without the producer and director who had been re- sponsible for his recent previous great hits—Anthony Kimmins, who was on the Royal Naval Reserve, had gone back to take up his com- mission ; and Jack Kitchin had enlisted as a private in the Army. In this month, too, the Warner studios reopened, and shooting started during the first week of December on “ The Briggs Family.” November was also notable for the completion of the first war film introducing actual scenes of the war—the first propaganda film made under the auspices of the Government. This was “ The Lion Has Wings.” which was shown all over the country to wildly enthusiastic audiences at the end of the month, and deserved the enthusiasm. The scenes, you will remember, were those of the take-off, and return of the R.A.F. personnel who made the raid on Kid, and the reconstruction of incidents in the raid. Ralph Richardson, who co-starred with Merle Oberon in the film, as an RAF. officer, was a remarkably apt choice, not only because of his fine acting talent, but because he was a qualified pilot in real life, and on the reserve of the Fleet Air Arm. You may recall an amusing incident that occurred to him in May, when be made a forced landing—and found himself surrounded by villagers armed with scythes, shotguns and other makeshift weapons, suspecting him of being an enemy parachuter! Albert Bardon (centre) in ' “ fail Birds." 123