It's in the Bag is a 1944 British comedy film directed by Herbert Mason and starring Elsie Waters, Doris Waters and Ernest Butcher.[1] Gert and Daisy try to recover a valuable lost dress. It was made by Butcher's Films. It is listed on the BFI 75 Most Wanted list of lost films,[2] but it was given a DVD commercial release by Renown Pictures Ltd in May 2014, although the Renown version is only 63 minutes long.[3]

It's in the Bag
Film poster
Directed by	Herbert Mason
Written by	Con West (unconfirmed)
Produced by	F. W. Baker (unconfirmed)
Starring	Elsie Waters Doris Waters Ernest Butcher
Cinematography	Geoffrey Faithfull Gerald Gibbs
Edited by	Percival Mackey
Music by	Percival Mackey
Production company	Butcher's Film Service
Distributed by	Butcher's Film Service
Release date	7 February 1944 (1944-02-07) (United Kingdom)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Plot summary

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Cast

• Elsie Waters as Gert
• Doris Waters as Daisy
• Ernest Butcher as Sam Braithwaite
• Lesley Osmond as April Vaughan
• Gordon Edwards as Alan West
• Reginald Purdell as Joe
• Irene Handl as Mrs Beam
• Vera Bogetti as Rose Trelawney
• Megs Jenkins as Peach St. Clair
• Tony Quinn as Prendergast
• Anthony Holles as Costumier

Reception

Although IMDb gives a release date of 7 February 1944, the British Film Institute states there were early December 1943 reviews in the Monthly Film Bulletin and Kinematograph Weekly.[2]

References

External links

• BFI 75 Most Wanted entry, with extensive notes
• It's in the Bag at IMDb
• It's in the Bag at Park Circus
• It's in the Bag at BFI
• It's in the Bag at AllMovie

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