You Lucky People!

You Lucky People! is a 1955 British comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Tommy Trinder, Mary Parker and Dora Bryan.^[1] Originally titled Get Fell In, the film was renamed to match Trinder's familiar catchphrase.^[2] It was shot in a rival French process to CinemaScope, called 'CameraScope', with the attendant publicity describing "the first feature to be made with an anamorphic lens in black and white! It's a camerascoop!".^[3][2] It was shot at Beaconsfield Studios near London with sets designed by the art director Ray Simm.

You Lucky People
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Directed by	Maurice Elvey
Written by	Anthony Verney Tommy Trinder
Based on	Fifteen Days by Maurice Harrison Sidney Nelson
Produced by	David Dent
Starring	Tommy Trinder Mary Parker Dora Bryan
Cinematography	Gordon Dines
Edited by	Robert Jordan Hill
Music by	Edwin Astley
Production company	Advance Productions
Distributed by	Adelphi Films
Release date	18 July 1955 (1955-07-18)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Premise

An intake of civilian reservists arrive at army camp to do their two weeks refresher training.

Cast

• Tommy Trinder as Tommy Smart
• Mary Parker as Private Sally Briggs
• Dora Bryan as Sergeant Hortense Tipp
• R.S.M. Brittain as Himself
• James Copeland as Private Jim Campbell
• Michael Kelly as Sergeant Manners
• Mark Singleton as Lieutenant Arthur Robson
• Charles Rolfe as Hooky
• Rolf Harris as Private Proudfoot
• Rufus Cruikshank as Sergeant Major Horace Thickpenny
• Michael Trubshawe as Lieutenant Colonel Barkstone-Gadsby
• Harold Goodwin as Private Rossiter
• Mignon O'Doherty as Colonel Trudgeon
• Derek Prentice as Cpl Jones
• Marcia Ashton as Pvt. Stubby Braithwaite
• Felix Felton as Sergeant Cook
• Patrick Jordan as Corporal
• Kenneth Kove as Old Soldier
• Norman Mitchell as Soldier

Production

Filming started March 1955.^[4]

Reception

TV Guide wrote, "other than an occasional laugh, it's hard to find much worth recommending in this farce on British army life";^[5] while BFI Screenonline describes how the film did steady business on its release, with Kine Weekly writing, "expertly handled by (Elvey) the doyen of English directors...team work hearty, gags both time honoured and topical and staging generous."^[2]