A Fire Has Been Arranged

A Fire Has Been Arranged
Directed by	Leslie S. Hiscott
Produced by	Julius Hagen
Written by	Michael Barringer James A. Carter H. Fowler Mear
Starring	Chesney Allen Bud Flanagan Harold French
Music by	W.L. Trytel
Cinematography	Sydney Blythe
Edited by	Michael C. Chorlton
Release dates	1935 (1935)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

A Fire Has Been Arranged is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Chesney Allen, Bud Flanagan and Alastair Sim.^[1]

After a spell in prison three criminals return to recover their loot only to find the place where they have stashed it has been turned into a department store. They take jobs at the store in order to locate the whereabouts of their loot.^[2] The three discover that the unscrupulous managers of the store, Shuffle and Cutte, are keen to be accomplices in their plot.

It was made at Twickenham Studios. The film ends with the song Where the Arches Used To Be.

Cast

Chesney Allen as Ches
Bud Flanagan as Bud
Hal Walters as Hal
Harold French as Toby
Mary Lawson as Betty
Alastair Sim as Cutte
C. Denier Warren as Shuffle
Robb Wilton as Oswald
Vincent Holman as Ex-detective
Jack Vyvian as Prison Warder
The Buddy Bradley Rhythm Girls as Shop Girls

References

↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/28161
↑ Sutton p.137

Bibliography

Sutton, David R. A chorus of raspberries: British film comedy 1929-1939. University of Exeter Press, 2000.

External links

A Fire Has Been Arranged at the Internet Movie Database

The films of Leslie S. Hiscott

Feature Films The Marriage Business (1927) S.O.S. (1928) The Passing of Mr. Quin (1928) Ringing the Changes (1929) The Feather (1929) Call of the Sea (1930) The House of the Arrow (1930) At the Villa Rose (1930) The Sleeping Cardinal (1931) Brown Sugar (1931) Alibi (1931) Black Coffee (1931) Night in Montmartre (1931) When London Sleeps (1932) A Tight Corner (1932) A Safe Proposition (1932) Once Bitten (1932) Murder at Covent Garden (1932) The Missing Rembrandt (1932) The Crooked Lady (1932) Double Dealing (1932) The Face at the Window (1932) That's My Wife (1933) Strike It Rich (1933) The Stolen Necklace (1933) Out of the Past (1933) Marooned (1933) The Iron Stair (1933) I'll Stick to You (1933) His Grace Gives Notice (1933) Yes, Madam (1933) The Melody-Maker (1933) Cleaning Up (1933) The Stickpin (1933) Great Stuff (1933) Keep It Quiet (1934) Passing Shadows (1934) Flat Number Three (1934) The Man I Want (1934) Gay Love (1934) Crazy People (1934) She Shall Have Music (1935) A Fire Has Been Arranged (1935) The Big Splash (1935) The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935) Annie, Leave the Room! (1935) Three Witnesses (1935) Inside the Room (1935) Death on the Set (1935) Department Store (1935) The Interrupted Honeymoon (1936) Fame (1936) Millions (1937) Fine Feathers (1937) Ship's Concert (1937) Tilly of Bloomsbury (1940) The Seventh Survivor (1941) Sabotage at Sea (1942) Lady from Lisbon (1942) The Butler's Dilemma (1943) Welcome, Mr. Washington (1944) The Time of His Life (1955) Tons of Trouble (1956)

Short Films Raising the Wind (1925) A Friend of Cupid (1925) A Fowl Proceeding (1925) Cats (1925) Billets (1925)

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