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Chesney Allen

Comedian | * 04/05/1893 († 89, 11/13/1982) | Brighton, East Sussex, England (United Kingdom (UK))
William Ernest Chesney Allen (5 April 1894 – 13 November 1982) was a popular English entertainer of the Second World War period. He is best remembered for his comedy and music double act with Bud Flanagan as duo Flanagan and Allen. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Music | Drama

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It's war time London and the Crazy Gang (Flanagan & Allen, Nervo & Knox, Naughton & Gold) are doing their bit for the war effort by running a fish and chip stall using their platoon's barr ...

Gasbags

Certification unknown

1941 | 2.8/5 | 1h 17min
War, Adventure, Comedy
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When a pretty Wren faints in a crowded train, Private Bud Flanagan and Captain Ches Allen are quick to render first aid. But over Bud's head, a heavy kitbag wobbles; it falls and scores a direct hit, ...

Dreaming

Certification unknown

1944 | 3.5/5 | 1h 14min
Comedy
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Hyman Goldberger, the president of film studio Super-Colossal Pictures, is in trouble--his major backer is threatening to stop financing his pictures. He finds a group of six wealthy individuals who m ...

O-Kay for Sound

Certification unknown

1937 | 3.1/5 | 1h 26min
Comedy, Music
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When a wealthy newspaper proprietor passes away, his crooked business partner moves to secure the deceased's fortune by substituting a false will. But 'Corona' Flanagan is onto the fraudster, and his ...

Here Comes the Sun

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1945 | 3.0/5 | 1h 24min
Comedy, Music
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Movies with Chesney Allen as Actor(16)

as Ches1960 Life Is a Circus
as himself1958 Dunkirk
as Ches Allen1945 Here Comes the Sun
as Ches1944 Dreaming
as Gordon Maxwell1943 Theatre Royal
as Self - Flanagan & Allen1942 Listen to Britain
as Gordon Maxwell1942 We’ll Smile Again
as Ches1941 Gasbags
as Ches1939 The Frozen Limits
as Ches1938 Alf's Button Afloat
as Ches1937 O-Kay for Sound
as Ches1937 Underneath the Arches
as Ches1935 A Fire Has Been Arranged
as Auctioneer and Bookmaker1934 Wild Boy
1933 They're Off
as Meredith1932 The Bailiffs

Full Name: Chesney Allen
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Wednesday, 04/05 1893 (April) in Brighton, East Sussex, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Saturday, 11/13 1982 (November) in Midhurst (aged: 89)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN)
Chesney Allen frequently works together with these people:
Bud Flanagan (20x, Actor)
Kennedy Russell (6x, Crew)
John Baxter (6x, Crew)
Charlie Naughton (5x, Cast)
Jimmy Gold (5x, Cast)
Teddy Knox (5x, Cast)
Jimmy Nervo (5x, Actor)
Marcel Varnel (4x, Crew)
Val Guest (3x, Crew)
Louis Levy (3x, Crew)
Humphrey Jennings (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:173982, Added: 07/09/2018, Last updated: 03/29/2024