Chesney Allen
From Wikipedia Chesney Allen, born William Ernest Chesney Allen (5 April 1893 – 13 November 1982) was a popular English entertainer of the Second World War period. He is best remembered for his double act with Bud Flanagan, Flanagan and Allen He began his career in straight acting, making his debut in stock at the Wimbledon Theatre, London, in 1912. Serving in Flanders in the First World War, he made friends with Bud Flanagan, and worked with him from 1924. As music hall comedians, they would often feature a mixture of comedy and music in their act and this led to a successful recording career and roles in film and television. Flanagan and Allen were also members of the Crazy Gang and worked together in that team for many years. Flanagan and Allen stopped performing together with Chesney Allen's retirement on health grounds.
Dunkirk
as HimselfA British Corporal in France finds himself responsible for the lives of his men when their...
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Listen to Britain
as Self - Flanagan & AllenA depiction of life in wartime England during the Second World War. Director Humphrey Jennings...
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Alf's Button Afloat
as ChesAlf discovers that one of the buttons on his pyjamas is made from the metal of Aladdin's lamp...
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Theatre Royal
as Gordon MaxwellThe Theatre Royal is a struggling London venue battling to keep its doors open. When the bank...
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Dreaming
as ChesWhen a pretty Wren faints in a crowded train, Private Bud Flanagan and Captain Ches Allen are...
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Gasbags
as ChesIt's war time London and the Crazy Gang (Flanagan & Allen, Nervo & Knox, Naughton &...
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Life Is a Circus
as ChesEncompassing three hugely popular double acts, The Crazy Gang were one of Britain's best-loved,...
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Here Comes the Sun
as Ches AllenWhen a wealthy newspaper proprietor passes away, his crooked business partner moves to secure...
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A Fire Has Been Arranged
as ChesA pair of friends robs from a jewelry shop, and buries their loot in a field out in the country...
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The Bailiffs
as MeredithTwo incompetent Bailiffs men reposess the wrong house.
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O-Kay for Sound
as ChesHyman Goldberger, the president of film studio Super-Colossal Pictures, is in trouble--his major...
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The Frozen Limits
as ChesThe Crazy Gang join the 1898 gold rush. Unfortunately it's now 1939 and they're a bit late.
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