It's in the Bag (1944 film)

It's in the Bag
It's in the Bag
	Film poster
Directed by	Herbert Mason
Written by	Con West (unconfirmed)
Produced by	F. W. Baker (unconfirmed)
Starring	Elsie Waters; Doris Waters; Ernest Butcher
Cinematography	Geoffrey Faithfull; Gerald Gibbs
Edited by	Percival Mackey
Music by	Percival Mackey
Production; company	Butcher's Film Service
Distributed by	Butcher's Film Service
Release date	7 February 1944 (United Kingdom);
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

It's in the Bag is a 1944 British comedy film directed by Herbert Mason and starring Elsie Waters, Doris Waters and Ernest Butcher.^[1] Gert and Daisy try to recover a valuable lost dress. It was made by Butcher's Films. It is listed on the BFI 75 Most Wanted list of lost films,^[2] but it was given a DVD commercial release by Renown Pictures Ltd in May 2014, although the Renown version is only 63 minutes long.^[3]

Although IMDb gives a release date of 7 February 1944, the British Film Institute states there were early December 1943 reviews in the Monthly Film Bulletin and Kinematograph Weekly.^[2]

Cast[]

Elsie Waters as Gert
Doris Waters as Daisy
Ernest Butcher as Sam Braithwaite
Lesley Osmond as April Vaughan
Gordon Edwards as Alan West
Reginald Purdell as Joe
Irene Handl as Mrs Beam
Vera Bogetti as Rose Trelawney
Megs Jenkins as Peach St. Clair
Tony Quinn as Prendergast
Anthony Holles as Costumier

References[]

^ "It's in the Bag". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009.
^ ^a ^b "It's in the Bag / BFI Most Wanted". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
^ "It's in the Bag". renownpicturesltd.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.

External links[]

BFI 75 Most Wanted entry, with extensive notes
It's in the Bag at IMDb

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[1] "It's in the Bag". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009.

[BFI75-2] "It's in the Bag / BFI Most Wanted". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

[3] "It's in the Bag". renownpicturesltd.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.

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