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Henry Steps Out (1940)

Henry Steps Out poster
Directed by
Widgey R. Newman
Genre
comedy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
52 min
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A lazy man is pushed by his controlling wife to enlist in the army at the start of World War Two. The film follows his reluctant adjustment to military life.

lightheartedwhimsicalplayfulnostalgicbreezygentlecomic

What happens

Henry Steps Out is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Widgey R. Newman and starring George Turner, Margaret Yarde and Wally Patch. On the outbreak of the Second World War an idler is forced to join the army by his domineering wife. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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