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Somewhere on Leave is a 1943 British comedy film directed by John E. Blakeley and starring Frank Randle, Harry Korris and Dan Young.[1] It was the third in the series of Somewhere films following Private Randle and his comrades.[2] It was followed by Somewhere in Civvies.

Somewhere on Leave
Directed by	John E. Blakeley
Written by	Roney Parsons Anthony Toner
Produced by	John E. Blakeley
Starring	Frank Randle
Cinematography	Geoffrey Faithfull
Edited by	E.R. Richards
Music by	Percival Mackey
Production company	Mancunian Films
Distributed by	Butcher's Film Service (U.K.)
Release date	February 1943 (U.K.)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Plot

Private Randle (Frank Randle) and army pals, Privates Young (Dan Young) and Enoch (Robbie Vincent) are invited by Private Desmond (Pat McGrath) to spend some off-duty time at his stately home. Private Desmond is too busy courting an ATS girl (Antoinette Lupino) to notice the squaddies are running riot in his house.

Cast

Critical reception

The Radio Times gave the film two out of five stars. Its critic wrote: "Of the music-hall turns who made films, Lancashire comedian Frank Randle was among the most successful. But his appeal inevitably exemplifies the North-South divide and his success - including that of his five Somewhere films - was largely confined to home ground...It may be unsophisticated, and more a series of incidents than a cohesive narrative, but it's still fun."[3]

References

Bibliography

• Rattigan, Neil. This is England: British film and the People's War, 1939-1945. Associated University Presses, 2001.

External links

• Somewhere on Leave at IMDb

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