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Dreaming (1944)

Dreaming poster
Directed by
John Baxter
Genre
comedy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 14m
Rated
PG
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A soldier gets knocked out on a train and has a series of strange dreams. The film follows these dream sequences.

lightheartedwhimsicalplayfulquirkyepisodicgently humorousnostalgic

What happens

Dreaming is a 1944 British comedy film directed by John Baxter and starring Bud Flanagan, Chesney Allen and Hazel Court. It was written by Flanagan and Reginald Purdell. Its plot concerns a soldier who is knocked unconscious during a train journey and has a series of bizarre dreams. The film's sets were designed by Duncan Sutherland. In 1944, Decca Records released a recording of Flanagan and Allen singing "Dreaming", the title song from the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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