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Made nearer the start WWII, this is a gently predictable comedy vehicle for Morland Graham, Here, he is "Old Bill" a Great War veteran who tries to enlist alongside his son (John Mills), but is told that he is now too old. The story depicts his efforts get himself to France, and…
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Old Bill and Son
66%
Movie
1h 40m
AI Analysis
Old Bill and Son (1941) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Old Bill and Son (1941) — a movie tagged as Comedy and War with funny and epic moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Old Bill has grumbled his way through the trenches of the First World War. Now it is the Second and, envious of his son, Young Bill, he decides to enlist. He finally enters the Pioneer Corps, which is based near his son. When Young Bill goes missing during a raid, Old Bill shows that there's still life in the old do… Our models also surface themes such as ai and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~100 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Old Bill and Son 66% (5 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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Synopsis
Old Bill has grumbled his way through the trenches of the First World War. Now it is the Second and, envious of his son, Young Bill, he decides to enlist. He finally enters the Pioneer Corps, which is based near his son. When Young Bill goes missing during a raid, Old Bill shows that there's still life in the old dog yet!
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1941-03-01
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- TMDB rating
- 6.6
- TMDB ID
- 370124
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Old Bill has grumbled his way through the trenches of the First World War. Now it is the Second and, envious of his son, Young Bill, he decides to enlist. He finally enters the Pioneer Corps, which... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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Cast
Morland Graham
Old Bill
John Mills
Young Bill
Mary Clare
Maggie
Renée Houston
Stella Malloy
Rène Ray
Sally
Gus McNaughton
Alf
Ronald Shiner
Bert
Manning Whiley
Chimp
Janine Darcey
Françoise
Roland Culver
Colonel
Donald Stuart
Canuck
Nicholas Phipps
BBC Reporter
Allan Jeayes
Willoughby
Ian Fleming
Club Member (uncredited)
Philip Friend
(uncredited)
Arthur Hambling
Shelter Delivery Man
- E
Edward Lexy
Soldier
- A
Al Millen
Lance Corporal
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Made nearer the start WWII, this is a gently predictable comedy vehicle for Morland Graham, Here, he is "Old Bill" a Great War veteran who tries to enlist alongside his son (John Mills), but is told that he is now too old. The story depicts his efforts get himself to France, and once there of his antics to thrive and survive. Mills, meantime, is using all his charm on the gals in the local population - particularly poor "Françoise" (Janine Darcey). It's a wartime morale booster of a film, and ought not to be underestimated for that - Mary Clare, Roland Culver, and a fun comedy turn from Renee Houston all help it make us smile (yes, ok, and cringe a bit sometimes, too). It was based on a cartoon, and the story unfolds for us in a similarly created, episodic style that does it's job.
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