A brash American movie producer arrives at an army base in England wanting to shoot a movie and use the soldiers as extras. The base commander doesn't want any part of it, but the producer and his secretary cook up a scheme to trick the officer into letting him use the base and its men.
If you have a soft spot for dusty 1930s comedies where Americans talk like machine guns and the British act like they have a broom up their spine, Orders Is Orders is a fun little afternoon watch. 🍿But if you hate crackly old audio or stagey setups where people just stand in a line and talk, you should probably skip t...
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Walter Forde
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"If you have a soft spot for dusty 1930s comedies where Americans talk like machine guns and the British act like they have a broom up their spine, Orders Is Orders is a fun little afternoon watch. 🍿But if you hate crackly old audio or stagey setups where people just stand in a line and talk, you should probably skip this one.The plot is pretty simple. An American movie producer named Ed Wrench—played by James Gleason, who is basically shouting all his lines—wants to use a British army barracks ..."
Ian Hay, Sidney Gilliat, Anthony Armstrong, Leslie Arliss, James Gleason
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