Somewhere on Leave

Somewhere on Leave is a 1943 British comedy film directed by John E. Blakeley and starring Frank Randle, Harry Korris and Dan Young.^[1] It was the third in the series of Somewhere films following Private Randle and his comrades.^[2] It was followed by Somewhere in Civvies.

Plot[]

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.

Cast[]

Critical reception[]

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."^[3]

References[]

Bibliography[]

• Rattigan, Neil. This is England: British film and the People's War, 1939-1945. Associated University Presses, 2001.

External links[]

• Somewhere on Leave at IMDb

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