Fighting Stock (1935)
- Directed by
- Tom Walls
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 09m
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A retired brigadier wants peaceful fishing but gets zany interruptions. The comedy relies on fast talk, silly situations, and a stage-play feel.
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What happens
Fighting Stock is a 1935 British comedy film directed by and starring Tom Walls. It also features Robertson Hare, Lesley Wareing and Herbert Lomas. its plot involves a Brigadier who retires to a country cottage for some quiet fishing, but it soon overtaken by madcap events. The screenplay is by Ben Travers based on his earlier stage play of the same name, and the cast included cast members from Travers's Aldwych Farces. It was filmed at Islington Studios with sets by Oscar Friedrich Werndorff. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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