Story Line
Danny La Rue stars in this 1970s drag comedy as Fred Wimbush, a Shakespearean actor who is drafted into WWII and is appearing in a camp show in France when the Nazis advance. Unless he continues in his female costume, Fred is certain to be shot as a spy. The risque gags and double entendres fly as he attempts to make his escape in the company of a troupe of Girl Guides.
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Top Cast
Danny La Rue
Fred Wimbush
Alfred Marks
General Brincker
Lance Percival
Squadron Leader Herbert Smallpiece
Lally Bowers
Miss Flodden
Frances de la Tour
Miss Lockhart
Walter Gotell
Schmidt
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Rating
6.1/ 10
Release Date
1972-12-14
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
ComedyWar
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User Reviews (2)
dennyjt
2/10
•8/1/2022La Rue was the UK's pre-eminent drag artist of the era and this was his only movie. This is a farce set in France in the early days of World War 2, as Germany invades and soldier La Rue, a third-rate music hall performer before being drafted, finds ...
CinemaSerf
5/10
•2/13/2023Hmmm. Unfortunately, here, Danny La Rue just never convinces at the Shakespearian actor "Fred Wimbush" in the first place and so for me this quickly descends into an hybrid of "La Grande Vadrouille" (1966) and a "Carry On" film - and not a very funny...