John E. Blakeley Movies

  • 1935
    Off the Dole

    Off the Dole

    Off the Dole

    6.81935HD

    Without a job, a young man is given the opportunity to run his ill uncle's private-detective agency. He finds himself mixed up with everything from...

    Off the Dole
  • 1940
    Somewhere in England

    Somewhere in England

    Somewhere in England

    41940HD

    In a North of England training camp, lovestruck Corporal Kenyon (Harry Kemble) is framed and demoted in rank by a rival in love for the affections of...

    Somewhere in England
  • 1953
    It's a Grand Life

    It's a Grand Life

    It's a Grand Life

    6.51953HD

    Classic British comedy following an accident-prone army Private, played by music hall legend Frank Randle in his final screen role, as he attempts to...

    It's a Grand Life
  • 1943
    Somewhere on Leave

    Somewhere on Leave

    Somewhere on Leave

    61943HD

    Private Randle (Frank Randle) and army pals, Privates Young (Dan Young) and Enoch (Robbie Vincent) are invited by Private Desmond (Pat McGrath) to...

    Somewhere on Leave
  • 1950
    Let's Have a Murder

    Let's Have a Murder

    Let's Have a Murder

    01950HD

    Two clumsy detectives investigating the murder of a singer scare themselves when they accidentally reveal the killer to be a respectable...

    Let's Have a Murder
  • 1950
    Over the Garden Wall

    Over the Garden Wall

    Over the Garden Wall

    7.81950HD

    In Over the Garden Wall, a working class couple (Jimmy James and Norman Evans) are planning to give their only daughter and their new GI son-in-law a...

    Over the Garden Wall
  • 1942
    Somewhere in Camp

    Somewhere in Camp

    Somewhere in Camp

    61942HD

    Army buddies help Private Trevor court the daughter of their commanding officer. All efforts fail - until a hero is revealed and the sergeant...

    Somewhere in Camp
  • 1949
    What a Carry On!

    What a Carry On!

    What a Carry On!

    4.51949HD

    Northern comedy greats, Jimmy Jewel and Ben Warriss, decide to enlist in the army. Their singing sergeant-major, the Irish tenor Josef Locke,...

    What a Carry On!
  • 1944
    Demobbed

    Demobbed

    Demobbed

    51944HD

    Demobbed from the army Nat, Norman and Dan get new jobs, solve a crime and stage a concert party.

    Demobbed
  • 2011
    Funny Up North

    Funny Up North

    Funny Up North

    62011HD

    Documentary featuring a cavalcade of Northern comedy stars including the great Frank Randle, George Formby, Arthur Askey, Norman Evans and many more....

    Funny Up North
  • 1949
    School for Randle

    School for Randle

    School for Randle

    01949HD

    Flatfoot Mason and his friends are the bane of the staff of the school at which Flatfoot is janitor - and where one of the pupils is Mason's...

    School for Randle
  • 1937
    The Penny Pool

    The Penny Pool

    The Penny Pool

    41937HD

    'The Penny Pool' (1937) features Duggie Wakefield and his Crazy Gang who come to the assistance of young lovers Tommy Bancroft and Renee Harland, who...

    The Penny Pool
  • 1948
    Holidays with Pay

    Holidays with Pay

    Holidays with Pay

    01948HD

    The Rogers family head off by car to Blackpool where, after a musical interlude and fun on the prom, they have an adventure in a haunted house.

    Holidays with Pay
  • 1936
    Dodging the Dole

    Dodging the Dole

    Dodging the Dole

    01936HD

    An exasperated clerk at a labour exchange tries to find jobs for two idle scroungers.

    Dodging the Dole
  • 1945
    Home Sweet Home

    Home Sweet Home

    Home Sweet Home

    5.51945HD

    Musical romantic comedy about an orphan and the son of a Colonel and his snooty wife, who refuses to give them her blessing.

    Home Sweet Home
  • 1948
    Cup-Tie Honeymoon

    Cup-Tie Honeymoon

    Cup-Tie Honeymoon

    4.51948HD

    Joe Butler, a soccer player whose father is the company chairman, is faced with a difficult choice: should he play the championship match on his...

    Cup-Tie Honeymoon
  • 1946
    Randle and All That

    Randle and All That

    Randle and All That

    41946HD

    Three sketches: Donovan and Byl perform comic acrobatics; Arnley and Gloria do a dance routine; Frank Randle plays an elderly shoe repairer.

    Randle and All That
  • 1946
    Under New Management

    Under New Management

    Under New Management

    01946HD

    When chimney sweep Joe inherits a ramshackle hotel, he enlists the help of his former army friends to help restore and staff it. Knowing that an...

    Under New Management