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Somewhere on Leave

Somewhere on Leave
Directed by John E. Blakeley
Produced by John E. Blakeley
Written by Story And Scenario:
Roney Parsons
Anthony Toner
Starring Frank Randle
Music by Percival Mackey
Cinematography Geoffrey Faithfull
Edited by E.R. Richards
Production
company
Distributed by Butcher's Film Service (U.K.)
Release date
February 1943 (U.K.)
Running time
96 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

Somewhere on Leave is a 1943 British comedy film directed by John E. Blakeley and starring Frank Randle, Harry Korris and Dan Young. It was the third in the series of Somewhere films following Private Randle and his comrades. It was followed by Somewhere in Civvies.

Private Randle (Frank Randle) and army pals, Privates Young (Dan Young) and Enoch (Robbie Vincent) are invited by Private Desmond (Pat McGrath) to spend some off-duty time at his stately home. Private Desmond is too busy courting an ATS girl (Antoinette Lupino) to notice the squaddies are running riot in his house.

The Radio Times gave the film two out of five stars, and wrote, "Of the music-hall turns who made films, Lancashire comedian Frank Randle was among the most successful. But his appeal inevitably exemplifies the North-South divide and his success - including that of his five Somewhere films - was largely confined to home ground...It may be unsophisticated, and more a series of incidents than a cohesive narrative, but it's still fun."



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