Frank Randle Movies
- 1953
Frank Randle tones down the impurities of his music hall routines in the British service comedy It's a Grand Life. Randle plays a put-upon private, while zaftig Diana Dors co-stars as a female corporal. Surprise: Randle's not in love with Dors, but his friend Dan Young is head over heels. In time-honored Cyrano tradition, Randle gets Dors' attention by rescuing her from the unwanted advances of sergeant-major Michael Brennan, then points her in Young's direction. As was his custom, Frank Randle collaborated on the screenplay of It's A Grand Life, reserving for himself as many smirky one-liners as the footage would allow. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1949
An upcoming election provides the framework of this comedy that chronicles the rivalry between a radio repairman and his boss who are running for the same office. When the repairman wins, he encounters more trouble than he had ever anticipated. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1949
In this entry in the comedy series, Frank Randle plays a janitor at a girl's school. Mayhem ensues when he discovers that his estranged daughter is one of the students. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1948
"Racy" British comedian Frank Randle stars in the overlong farce Holidays With Pay. Predating National Lampoon's Vacation by over three decades, this episodic endeavor charts the progress--or lack of it--of a family on holiday. The film truly comes to life during the scenes in which a half-baked cousin tries to murder a friend of the family's daughter. Musical interludes are provided by Randle's co-star Tessie O'Shea, and by Pat Heywood and Her Troupe. Frank Randle co-wrote the screenplay of Holidays With Pay, understandably reserving the best lines for himself. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1947
Naughty, bawdy British music hall comedian Frank Randle is the whole show in When You Come Home. The story opens as Randle, decked out in old-codger makeup, relives his glory days in the British Army, a good a cue as any for the title song. The film then segues into an extended flashback to 1908, with the younger Randle causing havoc in a seedy London theater. The distinctive Lancashire humor of Frank Randle, coupled with his doubleand single-entendre quips, invariably resulted in huge box office returns in England, though American audiences were either baffled or bored by the star's cheeky vulgarity. When You Come Home was also released as Home Sweet Home. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Frank Randle, Leslie Sarony, (more)
- 1945
This musical comedy, centers around the romance between a delightful orphan and the son of a colonel and his snooty wife. The lad wants to marry the girl, but the wife refuses to give her blessing. The saddened girl then leaves and becomes a nightclub singer. Her lover follows her, but he is too late. She has already found another, amiable guy who has learned that she is actually a rich heiress. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1942
In this music hall comedy, an army sergeant and three privates team up to help another private court the lovely daughter of their commanding officer. They try and try, but it is only when the sergeant begins masquerading as a lovelorn housekeeper, that they finally succeed and romantic bliss ensues. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1942
In this entry in the British Somewhere series, the four crazy soldiers get a much-needed furlough and end up in the posh home of a wealthy buddy. All of them have a ball, most particularly the host, who gets to fall in love with his dream girl. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1940
In this British comedy, the first of the Somewhere series, a hapless lovelorn corporal is framed by a romantic rival who also vies for the affections of the adjutant's daughter. Fortunately, the corporal is spared further discipline by the plucky foursome who help him regain the love of the young woman. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
