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Keep Smiling (1938)

Keep Smiling poster
Directed by
Monty Banks
Genre
comedy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 23m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of performers are scammed by their ex-manager. They pool their money to buy a bus and travel around the country putting on shows to earn a living.

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What happens

Keep Smiling (also known as Smiling Along) is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Gracie Fields, Roger Livesey and Mary Maguire. It was written by Rodney Ackland, William M. Conselman and Val Valentine. The film follows a group of performers who club together to buy a bus and travel around the country doing shows after they are cheated out of money by an ex-manager. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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