Old Bill and Son (1941)
1h 36min | Comedy, War | 1 March 1941 (UK)
A British veteran tries to re-enlist during World War II after his son joins the military.
Director: Ian Dalrymple
Writers: Bruce Bairnsfather (screenplay) (as Captain Bruce Bairnsfather), Bruce Bairnsfather (story)
Stars: Morland Graham, John Mills, Mary Clare
1h 36min | Comedy, War | 1 March 1941 (UK)
A British veteran tries to re-enlist during World War II after his son joins the military.
Director: Ian Dalrymple
Writers: Bruce Bairnsfather (screenplay) (as Captain Bruce Bairnsfather), Bruce Bairnsfather (story)
Stars: Morland Graham, John Mills, Mary Clare
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Short filmTranscript
00:00It's a nice new picture you got there, George.
00:05Yes.
00:06How about some of you blokes having a crack at it?
00:08Join the army?
00:09Yes.
00:10Not me.
00:11If anyone's fat-headed enough to start this blinking silly war business all over again,
00:15they can leave me out.
00:16So you're not going to join up, eh?
00:18What, and waste the best years of me life squatting in mud and being bombed to bits?
00:22What for?
00:23Ever heard of a place called England?
00:25I could hear.
00:26Called all red, white and blue, ain't you?
00:29What do you prefer?
00:33Yellow?
00:35Here, turn it up.
00:39Well, what's eating you?
00:41You, of course.
00:45Spoiled your big entrance, I suppose.
00:47I just think it's silly.
00:48What?
00:49You've been in uniform.
00:50Lots of girls are.
00:51Well, I don't approve of it.
00:53I think girls should be girls.
00:56Oh, well, tell the war office.
01:02I suppose you know I lost my job.
01:03I thought you was the one to keep them.
01:05No, the war closed the shops, Marty.
01:07I can't live here with your mum and dad and bring nothing in.
01:10Besides, perhaps I want to do my bit.
01:12What sort of a war is this?
01:13That's all I want to know.
01:14The sort everyone can help in.
01:16Ah, come off it.
01:17You just fell for the uniform.
01:18Why don't you join the girl guides?
01:20You're so blown up with yourself,
01:21I wonder they didn't use you for a bit of the balloon barrage.
01:25Oh, Sally, go and see what's going on up there.
01:30Now, what's the matter with her?
01:31Search me.
01:32Come on.
01:36Blimey, this looks good.
01:40Bummer.
01:41I don't know about that.
01:48It's like a soldier.
01:50Not so dusty, eh?
01:52Well, except now it's a bit full of war, perhaps.
01:54What's the idea?
01:55Taxi driver's ball?
01:56What do you mean?
01:57If she's going, surely I can go.
01:59Making a fool of yourself like that.
02:00Take those things off at once.
02:01They won't be calling up your sort.
02:03We done the trick last time, didn't we?
02:05Yes, but it's a long time since Waterloo.