What Would You Do, Chums? Explained

What Would You Do, Chums? is a 1939 British comedy film directed by John Baxter and starring Syd Walker, Jean Gillie, Cyril Chamberlain and Peter Gawthorne.^[1] It was made at Elstree Studios.^[2] The film's title was the popular catchphrase of comedian Syd Walker in BBC radio's Band Waggon series.^[3]

Cast

• Syd Walker as himself/narrator
• Jean Gillie as Lucy
• Cyril Chamberlain as Mike Collins
• Jack Barty as Joe Barker
• Wally Patch as Tom
• Gus McNaughton as Harry Piper
• Peter Gawthorne as Sir Douglas Gordon KC
• Julian Vedey as Mossy
• Arthur Finn as Slim Barton
• Andreas Malandrinos as Pop
• Leonard Morris as Ernie Parsons
• George Street as Inspector Wedge

References

1. Web site: What Would You Do Chums? (1939). https://web.archive.org/web/20090116104159/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/57670. dead. 2009-01-16.
2. Wood p.101
3. Book: Partridge, Eric. A Dictionary of Catch Phrases. 2 September 2003. Routledge. 9781134929993. Google Books.

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.