Forces’ Sweetheart

Date: 1953
Director: Maclean Rogers
Production Company: E.J. Fancey Productions

Stars: Hy Hazell, Harry Secombe, Michael Bentine, Freddie Frinton
Location(s): London

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Storyline:

A forces sweetheart is back in town which draws two infatuated admirers to the hotel where she is staying.

Additional Information:

Screen captures by Phil Wilkinson

A shortened version of the production was released as ‘Girls Galore’ by Heritage Films

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Following a successful tour entertaining British troops in the Far East, a car brings Judy James and her agent Tommy Tupp to her flat at Marlborough Court..

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A little later, Millionaire Aloysius Dimwitty (Freddie Frinton) pays the Taxi Driver (Edgar Driver) when he arrives at the apartment block to meet with Judy and her agent.

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The eccentric magnate enters the building to discuss the West End show that he's funding.

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Before setting off for London to find Judy, the girl he's infatuated with, Flight Lieutenant John Robinson (Michael Bentine) struggles to keep his helicopter on the ground after getting out to retrieve his hat. The Bell 47B helicopter was operated by the BEA Experimental Helicopter Unit.

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Judy and her fiancé Navy Lieutenant John Robinson spend time together.

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Flight Lieutenant Robinson and Private Harry Llewellyn (Harry Secombe) head north to find Dimwitty when he disappears.

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Taking the high road, the Flight Lieutenant and Harry reach Plumbago Towers, home of Aloysius Dimwitty.

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Following rehearsals, the show opens in London to a full house. Piccadilly Circus in W1.

A neon and traffic-free comparison. SJ

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Before Judy announces her engagement after the performance, we see a shot looking north-east on Leicester Square WC2 with the Empire cinema to the left.

The Ritz Cinema was absorbed into the Empire as Empire Screen 2 and it is currently operated by Cineworld. SJ