Oh, Daddy!

1935
1h 17m

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Member of a village Purity League branch find things much livelier on a trip to London.Member of a village Purity League branch find things much livelier on a trip to London.Member of a village Purity League branch find things much livelier on a trip to London.

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5.6/10

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Ken "Snakehips" Johnson, the dancer in the "Old Vaazoo" scene, makes his only known film appearance. A popular performer and leading member of the Black British Music of the 1930s and 1940s, Johnson was killed in London on March 8, 1941, by a bomb in one of the more devastating attacks during the London Blitz. Johnson was the leader of the house band at the popular Café de Paris. Unable to get a taxi to the club, thanks to the raid, he ran on foot to honor his contract with the owner and make his show on time. Arriving out of breath, he was about to start his set when the bomb hit. The explosion also killed the saxophone player, David Williams, and more than thirty patrons and staff.

Quotes
Lord Wilfred Pye: How dare you not tell me you were not what you were when all the time you really were.

Crazy credits
Actor Robertson Hare is cited as such in the film's opening credits, but as J. Robertson Hare in the cast list that appears at the end of those credits.

Connections
Referenced in The Sting (1973)

Soundtracks
You Bring Out The Savage In Me
(uncredited)
Music and Lyrics by Sam Coslow
Sung by Frances Day

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6/10

Charming, funny period piece

This film might be seen by today's film buffs as an early showcase for the work of directors Michael Powell (who storylined it) and Charles Frend (who edited it), but it really should be taken at face value. It's a bit of fun, having a laugh at the expense of the moral minority who even in 1935 were starting to annoy the cinematic industry. There's grand performances from Leslie Henson and Robertson Hare, who went on to play the Chauffer in The Young Ones. It's worth watching just to see how films were made in 1935 and to see how much influence the night club scene had on television's Jeeves & Wooster, where Charles Frend's montage of champagne filled glasses, bright city lights and drunken toffs show how much can be achieved with a minimal budget.