JAILBIRDS (1940) 73 mins Colour. Charles Hawtrey stars as Nick a prisoner who escapes along with Bill (Albert Burdon) dressed in drag. Both get jobs in a bakery where they hide some stolen jewellery in a loaf ! Hawtry at his "campest" best SAILORS DON’T CARE (1940) 74 mins Black & White.Boatbuilding father and Son Nobby Clark (Edward Rigby Tom Gamble) join the River Patrol service. They are 'vamped' by two nightclub girls mixed up with their manager in spy work. Manning a listening post on the ship 'Terrific' Joe and Nobby see... a parachutist landing in the river with a time bomb in his hands.... [show more]
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Double bill of British wartime comedies directed by Oswald Mitchell. In 'Jailbirds' (1940), escaped convicts Nick (Charles Hawtrey) and Bill (Albert Burdon) get jobs working in a bakery where they try to hide a stolen diamond necklace by placing it in a loaf of bread. But the pair are forced to come up with a daring scheme to recover the stolen jewels when the prized necklace goes missing. 'Sailors Don't Care' (1940), follows the antics of father and son Nobby (Tom Gamble) and Joe Clark (Edward Rigby) after they join the River Patrol Service.
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