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Meet Mr. Lucifer (also known as Let's Put out the Light) is a 1953 black-and-white British comedy satire film directed by Anthony Pelisser starring Stanley Holloway, Peggy Cummins and Jack Watling. [2] It is based on the 1951 play Beggar My Neighbour by Arnold Ridley. [3] It opened on 26 November 1953 at the Haymarket Gaumont cinema in London. [1]
Jun 23, 2021 · Meet Mr. Lucifer. by. Anthony Pelissier. Publication date. 1953. Topics. Anthony Pelissier, comedy, fantasy, Ealing Studios, Rarities Collection. Language. English. Knocked unconscious while playing the Devil, an actor finds himself somewhere considerably hotter – where his host has something to say about television. Addeddate. 2021-06-23 23:30:02.
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Meet Mr. Lucifer: Directed by Anthony Pelissier. With Stanley Holloway, Peggy Cummins, Jack Watling, Barbara Murray. A television given as a retirement present is sold on to different households, causing misery each time.
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A television given as a retirement present is sold on to different households, causing misery each time.Directed by Anthony Pelissier.Written by Arnold Ridle...
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Meet Mr. Lucifer is a black and white British comedy satire film released in 1953 starring Stanley Holloway. It was filmed at Ealing Studios, London, and is one of the Ealing Comedies. The film is based on the play Beggar My Neighbour by Arnold Ridley (who later played Private Godfrey in the BBC television comedy series Dad's Army).
While being hoisted through a trap door, Hollingsworth is knocked cold. While unconscious, he is replaced by the real Lucifer. Seeking about for a new form of deviltry to inflict upon the public, Lucifer comes up with the most hellish device of all: Television!
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An Ealing comedy about the age-old battles; stage v. television, man v. Lucifer, abacus v. electric calculator. Sort of all over the place, if you can believe it, but then what do you expect from the TV people?
