Will Hay - Hey! Hey! USA.
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A lone outing for Will this time with no Moore Marriott and graham Moffatt.
This is Will Hays second movie as the hopeless Dr Benjamin Twist. He would also use the character in Good Morning Boys and ... Read review
Will Hay is one of the greatest British comedians of all time and his misanthropic antics ... more
have inspired many great funny men. A major star in the 1930s, he relished playing pompous, incompetent authority figures.GOOD MORNING BOYS:- Dr Benjamin Twist (Hay) and his pupils become involved with art thieves on a trip to Paris. Hay's schoolmaster act is supported by a fine cast including Charles Hawtrey and Lilli Palmer.HEY! HEY! USA!:- American comedian Edgar Kennedy (Duck Soup) joins Hay, as seedy teacher Dr. Benjamin Twist, in this transatlantic caper. The pair joins forces on a ship heading for New York.
In 1937'sGood Morning BoysWill Hay plays the pompous but ill-qualified headmaster of St ... more
Michael's, Dr Benjamin Twist, who befuddles his class with meaningless mathematical equations while they set their wits to constructing booby traps for him. However, when his boys pass an inter-schools examination, having seen the French paper in advance, they're invited by the French educational authorities to Paris and become involved in a plot to steal the Mona Lisa. Although it is at times too silly plot-wise even for those with a high endurance for farce,Good Morning, Boysis another fine showcase for Hay to display his well-honed repertoire of tics, double-takes and blathering half-sense.InHey! Hey! USA!, a 1938 comedy intended to boost Hay's stock in America, he again plays Dr Twist who becomes tutor to millionaire's son Bernie Schulz aboard an Atlantic liner.Predictably the boy knows more about all aspects of history than Hay, having to remind him that Britain lost in the War of Independence against America. "Yes, but we sent our second eleven," Hay reminds him, "And we were playing away." Further capers ensue when two rival gangs attempt to capture the precocious lad, with his parents dispatching Hay to pass on the ransom money.Hey! Hey! USA!has its moments, but despite the presence of old Laurel and Hardy sidekicks Edgar Kennedy (as a dim-witted gangster) and Charlie Hall, this was too leaky a comedic vessel to transport Hay's peculiarly British UK success across the Atlantic.On the DVD:Good Morning BoysandHey! Hey! USA!are presented on disc well restored from their original 1930s film stock, give or take the odd crackle. There are no extras except scene index. --David Stubbs
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In 1937'sGood Morning BoysWill Hay plays the pompous but ill-qualified headmaster of St ... more
Michael's, Dr Benjamin Twist, who befuddles his class with meaningless mathematical equations while they set their wits to constructing booby traps for him. However, when his boys pass an inter-schools examination, having seen the French paper in advance, they're invited by the French educational authorities to Paris and become involved in a plot to steal the Mona Lisa. Although it is at times too silly plot-wise even for those with a high endurance for farce,Good Morning, Boysis another fine showcase for Hay to display his well-honed repertoire of tics, double-takes and blathering half-sense.InHey! Hey! USA!, a 1938 comedy intended to boost Hay's stock in America, he again plays Dr Twist who becomes tutor to millionaire's son Bernie Schulz aboard an Atlantic liner. Predictably the boy knows more about all aspects of history than Hay, having to remind him that Britain lost in the War of Independence against America. "Yes, but we sent our second eleven," Hay reminds him, "And we were playing away." Further capers ensue when two rival gangs attempt to capture the precocious lad, with his parents dispatching Hay to pass on the ransom money.Hey! Hey! USA!has its moments, but despite the presence of old Laurel and Hardy sidekicks Edgar Kennedy (as a dim-witted gangster) and Charlie Hall, this was too leaky a comedic vessel to transport Hay's peculiarly British UK success across the Atlantic.On the DVD:Good Morning BoysandHey! Hey! USA!are presented on disc well restored from their original 1930s film stock, give or take the odd crackle. There are no extras except scene index. --David Stubbs
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Production Year: 1956 - Comedy - Director: Joshua Logan - Original Language: English - Classification: Universal - Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, Betty Field, Hope Lange, Eileen Heckart, Arthur O'Connell, Casey Adams, Hans Conried, Robert Bray
Comedy - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: Tessa Peake-Jones, Buster Merryfield, David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst
Advantages: eeerrrr................ Disadvantages: A disappointingly poor film.
Will Hay - Hey! Hey! USA.
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Introduction:
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A lone outing for Will this time with no Moore Marriott and graham Moffatt.
This is Will Hays second movie as the hopeless Dr Benjamin Twist. He would also use the character in Good Morning Boys and Convict 99.
Not to be confused with another character he played called Dr Smart Alec.
Synopsis:
... ...is far at sea.
Will joins up with another stowaway
And finally jumps ship in the USA.
He gets a job as a tutor, whilst his stowaway companion becomes a kidnapper and ends up kidnapping the very child Will is tutoring.
It ends with a farcical quickness that is disappointing.
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A poor will Hay film this one as it lacks the subtle humour and wonderful gentle slapstick of his ... more
Will Hay - Hey! Hey! USA. ******************************
Introduction: ************** A lone outing for Will this time with no Moore Marriott and graham Moffatt. This is Will Hays second movie as the hopeless Dr Benjamin Twist. He would also use the character in Good Morning Boys and Convict 99. Not to be confused with another character he played called Dr Smart Alec.
Synopsis: *********** Will is a ships porter who ends up being drugged by a runaway crook, who then swaps identities with him. By the time he awakens he is far at sea. Will joins up with another stowaway And finally jumps ship in the USA. He gets a job as a tutor, whilst his stowaway companion becomes a kidnapper and ends up kidnapping the very child Will is tutoring. It ends with a farcical quickness that is disappointing.
Opinions: *********** A poor will Hay film this one as it lacks the subtle humour and wonderful gentle slapstick of his usual comedies. When Will was along side his 2 cohorts Moore Marriott and graham Moffatt The films just had more spark and dynamism.
I am a Will Hay fan but this is his poorest movie. There are too few jokes.
A disappointingly poor film.
DVD Features: **************** Format: Black & White, PAL Language: English No of discs: 1 Classification: U Region: Region 2 Run Time: 89 minutes Made in: 1938
There are no extras with this DVD, just chapter selection but the quality is perfect.
Advantages: Ok humour Disadvantages: only 1 film is any good
WillHay - Good Morning Boys.
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This film stars WillHay and Graham Moffatt.
No Moore Marriott on this occasion.
Introduction:
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This is WillHays FIRST movie appearance as the hopeless Dr Benjamin Twist. He would also use the character in Convict 99 and Hey! Hey! USA.
Not to be confused with another character he played called Dr Smart Alec.
Synopsis:
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Schoolteacher Dr Benjamin Twist runs his classroom as he does his life hopelessly and without a clue.
Here his pupils run him ragged and teach him a thing or two.
Will is strongly disliked by one of the school governors who sets out to prove once and for all that Twist is useless.
He enters Twists pupils in a 'Tri School' challenge to decide which school is the best.
The competition is set in Paris!
Once in ...
Doctor Benjamin Twist becomes tutor to precocious little Bernie Schultz, the son of a millionaire. Two rival gangs are out to kidnap Bernie but Benjamin manages to outwit them...
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