Chesney Allen

Chesney Allen

From Wikipedia Chesney Allen, born William Ernest Chesney Allen (5 April 1893 – 13 November 1982) was a popular English entertainer of the Second World War period. He is best remembered for his double act with Bud Flanagan, Flanagan and Allen He began his career in straight acting, making his debut in stock at the Wimbledon Theatre, London, in 1912. Serving in Flanders in the First World War, he made friends with Bud Flanagan, and worked with him from 1924. As music hall comedians, they would often feature a mixture of comedy and music in their act and this led to a successful recording career and roles in film and television. Flanagan and Allen were also members of the Crazy Gang and worked together in that team for many years. Flanagan and Allen stopped performing together with Chesney Allen's retirement on health grounds.

  • Title: Chesney Allen
  • Popularity: 1.473
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1893-04-05
  • Place of Birth: Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
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Chesney Allen Movies

  • 1941
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    Gasbags
    Gasbags

    5.5 1941 HD

    It's war time London and the Crazy Gang (Flanagan & Allen, Nervo & Knox, Naughton & Gold) are doing their bit for the war effort by...

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  • 1942
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    Listen to Britain
    Listen to Britain

    6.1 1942 HD

    A depiction of life in wartime England during the Second World War. Director Humphrey Jennings visits many aspects of civilian life and of the...

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  • 1939
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    The Frozen Limits
    The Frozen Limits

    7.5 1939 HD

    The Crazy Gang join the 1898 gold rush. Unfortunately it's now 1939 and they're a bit late.

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  • 1935
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    A Fire Has Been Arranged
    A Fire Has Been Arranged

    5.8 1935 HD

    A pair of friends robs from a jewelry shop, and buries their loot in a field out in the country before they get caught. They spend ten years in...

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  • 1938
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    Alf's Button Afloat
    Alf's Button Afloat

    7.3 1938 HD

    Alf discovers that one of the buttons on his pyjamas is made from the metal of Aladdin's lamp and that when he cleans it a genie appears.

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  • 1932
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    The Bailiffs
    The Bailiffs

    1 1932 HD

    Two incompetent Bailiffs men reposess the wrong house.

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  • 1937
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    O-Kay for Sound
    O-Kay for Sound

    6.2 1937 HD

    Hyman Goldberger, the president of film studio Super-Colossal Pictures, is in trouble--his major backer is threatening to stop financing his...

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  • 1945
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    Here Comes the Sun
    Here Comes the Sun

    6 1945 HD

    When a wealthy newspaper proprietor passes away, his crooked business partner moves to secure the deceased's fortune by substituting a false will....

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  • 1934
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    Wild Boy
    Wild Boy

    1 1934 HD

    This film is a caper story of greyhound racing and the efforts of a crooked dog owner to stop a rival's dog, Wild Boy, from running in the Greyhound...

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  • 1960
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    Life Is a Circus
    Life Is a Circus

    6 1960 HD

    Encompassing three hugely popular double acts, The Crazy Gang were one of Britain's best-loved, most enduring variety troupes – their antics...

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  • 1944
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    Dreaming
    Dreaming

    7 1944 HD

    When a pretty Wren faints in a crowded train, Private Bud Flanagan and Captain Ches Allen are quick to render first aid. But over Bud's head, a heavy...

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  • 1933
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    They're Off
    They're Off

    1 1933 HD

    'The well-known crosstalk music hall comedians [Flanagan and Allen] presented in an amusing trifle which enables them to gag in that inimitable...

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  • 1943
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    Theatre Royal
    Theatre Royal

    3.5 1943 HD

    The Theatre Royal is a struggling London venue battling to keep its doors open. When the bank threatens to close it, the workers fear that they will...

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  • 1937
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    Underneath the Arches
    Underneath the Arches

    1 1937 HD

    Two hard up Brits stowaway aboard a ship to South America where they are washed up on the shore of a banana republic.

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  • 1958
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    Dunkirk
    Dunkirk

    6.7 1958 HD

    A British Corporal in France finds himself responsible for the lives of his men when their officer is killed. He has to get them back to Britain...

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  • 1942
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    We’ll Smile Again
    We’ll Smile Again

    6 1942 HD

    Nazi spies infiltrate a British film studio with the intention of sending coded messages in the films they produce.

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