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Orders Is Orders

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Orders Is Orders - 1933 | 62 mins | Comedy | B&W

The Production Team

Director: Walter Forde.
Producer: Michael Balcon.
Script: Leslie Arliss, Sidney Gilliat and James Gleason. (from the play by Anthony Armstrong and Ian Hay)
Cinematography: Glen MacWilliams.
Art Direction: Alfred Junge.

The Cast

Charlotte Greenwood - Wanda
James Gleason - Ed Waggermeyer
Cyril Maude - Col. Bellamy
Finlay Currie - Dave
Percy Parsons - Zingbaum
Cedric Hardwicke - Brigadier
Donald Calthrop - Pavey
Ian Hunter - Capt. Harper
Jane Carr - Patricia Bellamy
Ray Milland - Dashwood

Plot Synopsis

Burlesque comedy about American film production and British Army red tape, involving a Hollywood director (James Gleason) taking over an army camp to add a realistic touch for what eventually turns out to be an Arabian epic with the Colonel (Cyril Maude) persuaded to play the lead. A court-martial looms for the Colonel but his reputation is saved by the accidental destruction of the film.