Asking for Trouble

Asking for Trouble
Directed by	Oswald Mitchell
Written by	Oswald Mitchell Con West
Produced by	Wallace Orton
Starring	Max Miller Carole Lynne Mark Lester Wilfrid Hyde-White
Cinematography	James Wilson
Edited by	Fergus McDonell
Music by	Kennedy Russell
Production company	British National Films Company
Distributed by	Anglo American Film Corporation
Release date	September 1942 (1942-09)
Running time	81 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Asking for Trouble is a 1942 British comedy film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Max Miller, Carole Lynne and Wilfrid Hyde-White.[1] Its plot follows a fishmonger who takes up bookmaking to earn extra cash.[2]

Cast

• Max Miller as Dick Smith
• Carole Lynne as Jane Smythe
• Mark Lester as General Smythe
• Wilfrid Hyde-White as Pettifer
• Billy Percy as George
• Eleanor Hallam as Margarita
• Aubrey Mallalieu as General Fortescue
• Kenneth Kove as Captain Fortescue
• Chick Elliott as Mandy Lou
• Esma Cannon as Ada
• Lesley Osmond as Paulette
• Raymond Glendenning as commentator

References

1. St. Pierre p.17
2. BFI.org

Bibliography

• St. Pierre, Paul Matthew. Music Hall Mimesis in British Film, 1895-1960: On the Halls on the Screen. Associated University Press, 2009.

External links

• Asking for Trouble at IMDb