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on the English seaside. Ambrose tries to revive the pier crossing swords with the local council who have a scheme to redevelop the entire seafront, personally enriching themselves while ruining him. Ambrose battles them by severing his connection with the shore, registering his pier as a ship under a
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In the immediate post-war years there was as yet no mood of cynicism: the bloodless revolution of 1945 had taken place, but I think our first desire was to get rid of as many wartime restrictions as possible and get going. The country was tired of regulations and regimentation, and there was a mild
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Guinness had played multiple roles (which Sellers would later emulate). Sellers stated that during filming he "used to watch Alec Guinness do everything, his rehearsals, his scenes, everything. He is my ideal... and my idol."
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as it is passed on from one owner to another, causing dissatisfaction wherever it goes. The film serves as a warning about the effects of rapidly expanding television use.
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espionage. The film was closer in style to traditional 1930s comedy, rather than the type of films Ealing had become known for over the previous decade.
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Even more than half a century after the curtains closed on the classic production outfit, Ealing comedy is one of British cinema's most powerful brands
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join forces to clear the name of the barmaid's boyfriend who has been accused of murder. Other wartime comedies featuring actors such as
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in which the son of an impoverished branch of the aristocratic D'Ascoyne family murders eight other members, all of whom are played by
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anarchy in the air. In a sense our comedies were a reflection of this mood, a safety valve for our more anti-social impulses.
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was also said to have been a fan of Ealing comedies, inspired by their emphasis on team spirit and a mobilised proletariat.
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tradition and had little in common with the later Ealing comedy films. Ealing made no comedy films at all in 1945 and 1946.
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Though Ealing Studios has come to be remembered for its comedies, they were only a tenth of its productions. Conversely,
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a decade later. The villagers join forces to keep their railway running, but face competition and sabotage from a rival
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proves surprisingly successful, but things start to go wrong when they attempt to melt down their haul into model
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Relatively few comedy films were made at Ealing Studios until several years after World War II. The 1939 film
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after receiving a windfall of £100. His confused efforts to solve a crime lead to his becoming entangled in
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islanders during the Second World War who discover that a freighter with a large cargo of
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looking for a space to practice. They plan to use the house to stage a robbery at nearby
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during a ten-year period from 1947 to 1957. Often considered to reflect Britain's
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Many of the Ealing comedies are ranked among the greatest British films, with
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is an informal name for a series of comedy films produced by the London-based
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group of actors, screenwriters, directors and technicians. Directors were
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who join forces to try to prevent the publication of this new discovery.
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foreign flag, and marketing it as a tourist destination for those too
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Two final comedies were released under the Ealing banner, but made at
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gets together an unlikely gang of accomplices to snatch a delivery of
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act. No further comedies were made by Ealing, and after the thriller
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in London in recognition of his contribution to British cinema.
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Ealing comedies were adapted for radio and broadcast over
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spirit, the most celebrated films in the sequence include
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Realism and Tinsel: Cinema and Society in Britain 1939-48
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Shepperton Babylon: The Lost Worlds of British Cinema
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with a young man setting himself up in business as a
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Index

Ealing comedy
Ealing Comedy (film)

Ealing Studios
The Titfield Thunderbolt
Ealing Studios
post-war
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Whisky Galore!
The Lavender Hill Mob
The Man in the White Suit
The Ladykillers
Hue and Cry
Barnacle Bill
Davy
Michael Balcon
Cheer Boys Cheer
Saloon Bar
public house
Tommy Trinder
Will Hay
George Formby
music hall
T. E. B. Clarke
Hue and Cry
Celtic
Another Shore
Dublin
A Run for Your Money
rugby

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