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ComedyWar

The Goose Steps Out

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Schoolteacher William Potts is the double of a captured German spy, so he is sent to Germany by British Intelligence to obtain the plans of a new secret weapon, causing chaos in a Hitler Youth school in the process.

Release Date : 1942-08-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Ealing Studios

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Will Hay

Character Name : William Potts / Muller

Original Name : Will Hay

Gender : Male

Frank Pettingell

Character Name : Professor Hoffman

Original Name : Frank Pettingell

Gender : Male

Julien Mitchell

Character Name : General Von Glotz

Original Name : Julien Mitchell

Gender : Male

Charles Hawtrey

Character Name : Max

Original Name : Charles Hawtrey

Gender : Male

Barry Morse

Character Name : Kurt

Original Name : Barry Morse

Gender : Male

Peter Ustinov

Character Name : Krauss

Original Name : Peter Ustinov

Gender : Male

Peter Croft

Character Name : Hans

Original Name : Peter Croft

Gender : Male

Anne Firth

Character Name : Lena

Original Name : Anne Firth

Gender : Male

Leslie Harcourt

Character Name : Vogel

Original Name : Leslie Harcourt

Gender : Male

Jeremy Hawk

Character Name : A.D.C.

Original Name : Jeremy Hawk

Gender : Male

Raymond Lovell

Character Name : Schmidt

Original Name : Raymond Lovell

Gender : Male

Aubrey Mallalieu

Character Name : Rector

Original Name : Aubrey Mallalieu

Gender : Male

John Williams

Character Name : Maj. Bishop

Original Name : John Williams

Gender : Male

Lawrence O'Madden

Character Name : Col. Truscott

Original Name : Lawrence O'Madden

Gender : Male

John Boxer

Character Name : British Pilot

Original Name : John Boxer

Gender : Male

Clifford Buckton

Character Name : MI5 Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Clifford Buckton

Gender : Male

Arthur Denton

Character Name : Detective Carter (uncredited)

Original Name : Arthur Denton

Gender : Male

Leslie Dwyer

Character Name : German Soldier on Train

Original Name : Leslie Dwyer

Gender : Male

Richard George

Character Name : German Pilot

Original Name : Richard George

Gender : Male

Walter Gotell

Character Name : SS Guard

Original Name : Walter Gotell

Gender : Male

William Hartnell

Character Name : German Officer at Station

Original Name : William Hartnell

Gender : Male

Bryan Herbert

Character Name : Airport Official

Original Name : Bryan Herbert

Gender : Male

Vincent Holman

Character Name : Member of the General Staff

Original Name : Vincent Holman

Gender : Male

Charles Paton

Character Name : Passenger Arrested on Train

Original Name : Charles Paton

Gender : Male

Lloyd Pearson

Character Name : Train Passenger

Original Name : Lloyd Pearson

Gender : Male

Johnnie Schofield

Character Name : 1st Observer (uncredited)

Original Name : Johnnie Schofield

Gender : Male

Harry Terry

Character Name : SS Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Terry

Gender : Male

Jack Vyvyan

Character Name : Detective Evans (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Vyvyan

Gender : Male

H Victor Weske

Character Name : SS Officer on Train (uncredited)

Original Name : H Victor Weske

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-06-18

Will Hay delivers quite well in this wartime pick-me-up of a film. He is discovered to be the spitting image for a Nazi general who happens to be in charge of a prestigious Hitler Youth establishment. As you'd expect, his character "Potts" is the least like a general you can imagine, but soon he has been dispatched as a sort of doppelgänger and is causing the predictable havoc amongst the aspirational young men of the great Arian race. Hay always had solid entertainment skills, good comedy timing and a very expressive face - he easily raises a few chuckles here. Charles Hawtrey is also quite good fun as "Max" and there's even some Peter Ustinov faffing about as "Krauss" in this amiable farce that had a pretty clear propagandist purpose which I suspect would have worked well with audiences in Britain at the time. It's maybe a little long, but it does what it set out to do and as an example of the star's ability to chivvy up the viewers, it's a fair effort.