| Go to Blazes | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Walter Forde |
| Written by | Diana Morgan Angus MacPhail |
| Produced by | Michael Balcon |
| Starring | Will Hay Thora Hird Muriel George |
| Cinematography | Ernest Palmer |
| Edited by | Len Page |
Release date |
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Running time | 9 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Go to Blazes is a short 1942 British information film, produced by the Ministry of Information, directed by Walter Forde and starring Will Hay and Thora Hird.[1]
Synopsis
When an incendiary bomb strikes his house during the Blitz, Hay fusses so ineptly with his extinguishing equipment that the bomb burns through the floor – and obligingly falls into a bucket of water in the basement. When a second bomb strikes, his daughter shows him how to do the job properly.
Cast
- Will Hay - Father
- Thora Hird - Elsie
- Muriel George - Mother
Reception
BFI Screenonline refers to it as a "wittily written information film."[2]
External links
- Go to Blazes at IMDb
References
- ↑ "GO BLAZES Main Title (COI 957)". Iwm.org.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ↑ "BFI Screenonline: Go to Blazes (1942)". Screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
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