Time Flies

Date: 1944
Director: Walter Forde
Production Company: Gainsborough Pictures

Stars: Tommy Handley, Evelyn Dall, George Moon, Felix Aylmer, Moore Marriott, Graham Moffatt
Location(s): London

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Storyline:

Having invented a time machine, a Professor inadvertently carries a music hall star back to the Elizabethan era.

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Screen captures by Phil Wilkinson

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Taking off into space from New York when Tommy closes the hatch, the Professor's timeball returns to earth after travelling back into history.

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Tommy (Tommy Handley) steps out of the Professor's invention in into 16th century England. Mattes, models, animation and and sets at Gainsborough Studios are used to help tell the story in this wartime production.

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  • 09 Sep 2025

Arrested on suspicion of being a spy, Tommy is taken to the Tower of London. The only location seen, albeit very briefly, is the Tower of London at Tower Hill in EC3.

Perhaps in 15 years when the next shot is due it should be taken when the leaves have fallen. (RL)