Six fiercely robust and subversive clowns, the Crazy Gang comprised three comedy double acts (Nervo and Knox, Flanagan and Allen, Naughton and Gold) originally brought together for stage shows at the London Palladium in the early 30s. One such show, O-Kay For Sound, became their first film in 1937 (d. Marcel Varnel), and, although its cinematic technique was rudimentary, it remains a brilliant record of their comic skills, which drew on circus acrobatics, slapstick, quickfire cross-talk and a healthy disregard for social and cultural hierarchies. Further films included Alf's Button Afloat (1938), The Frozen Limits (1939) and Gasbags (1940) (all d. Marcel Varnel), wherein they uncover a secret German training camp for Hitler impersonators. After World War II, they concentrated on stage work, though Life Is A Circus (d. Val Guest, 1958) was an affectionate valedictory for the by-then elderly Gang. Chris 894moo-poo wrote: >David. Was not Mon Sewer Eddie Gray & "NoSmo King" >also in the Crazy Gang ? > >My favourite was Max Millar. The expert of the innuendo and >double entendre. > >Seamus ...(Tout รก fait Chevalier ) > >All mail scanned with Norton's 2004 updated >----- Original Message ----- >From: "DAVID PARKER" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 3:02 AM >Subject: Re: [HantsLife] more nostsalgia > > > In all this nostalgia there has not been one reference to Flanagan & >Allen and their warm, gentle, relaxed style of singing was mimiced by many >wannabe's, including me. It was somewhat in contrast to their more hectic >comedic performances in "The Crazy Gang." "The Crazy Gang" comprised of three >comedy double acts - Nervo and Knox, Flanagan and Allen, Naughton and Gold . I >can remember seeing a performance at the Victoria Palace in the early 1950's > Bud Flanagan, was born Reuben Waintrop in Spitallields, East London in >1896 and Chesney Allen was born William Ernest Chesney Allen in Brighten, Sussex >in 1894. > >You can listen to some of their song at this site. Sadly it does not include >"Underneath The Arches" > > >http://great-song-stylists-uk.com/Flanaganallen/Flanallen2.htm > >David > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Chris & Caroline" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 5:00 AM >Subject: [HantsLife] more nostsalgia > > > > >>Another website with nostalgic Radioi and TV >>See Sooty and Sweep and Bagpuss excerpts >>Chris >>http://www.sterlingtimes.co.uk/ >> >> >>-- >>No virus found in this outgoing message. >>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >>Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.11 - Release Date: 16/05/2005 >> >> >>==== HAMPSHIRE-LIFE Mailing List ==== >>"GENEALOGISTS DO IT IN TREES!" >> >>============================== >>Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >>last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >> >> >http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > >==== HAMPSHIRE-LIFE Mailing List ==== >Please use common sense when sending or replying to messages on the list. What >may not offend you may offend others. Please do not send virus warnings, or >other matetial not relevant to Hampshire and its history. > >============================== >Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. >New content added every business day. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > > > > >==== HAMPSHIRE-LIFE Mailing List ==== >Chris and Caroline Hayles, Eastleigh, Hampshire >List Administrators: [email protected] >Home of SOUTHERN LIFE(UK) >http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~villages >EMAIL: [email protected] > >FAMILY WEBSITE: http://www.chayles.freeserve.co.uk >Over 1,600 villages in HAMPSHIRE, BERKSHIRE, DORSET >ISLE OF WIGHT, SURREY, WEST SUSSEX,and WILTSHIRE village history,parish church history, village photographs, and other useful information for genealogy. Lots of links to other useful sites > >============================== >Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 266.11.12 - Release Date: 17/05/2005