{{Short description|1943 film by Philip Brandon}} {{italic title}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}} {{Use British English|date=June 2016}} '''''Up with the Lark''''' is a 1943 British musical comedy film directed by Philip Brandon and starring Ethel Revnell, Gracie West and Anthony Holles.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090114101257/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/56200 BFI.org]</ref>
It was a low-budget production during the Second World War.
==Plot summary== During the Second World War, two incompetent female detectives, Ethel and Gracie (played by the British radio comedians Ethel Revnell and Gracie West), disguise themselves as Land Girls, with the aim of exposing the black market business that they believe a local hotel manager is running. Despite the two women's inept efforts, they eventually succeed.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://movies.tvguide.com/up-with-the-lark/review/121917 |title=Archived copy |access-date=9 October 2013 |archive-date=26 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026021857/http://movies.tvguide.com/up-with-the-lark/review/121917 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Cast== * Ethel Revnell - Ethel * Gracie West - Gracie * Anthony Holles - Martel * Anthony Hulme - Mr Britt * Johnnie Schofield - Mr Tanner * Lesley Osmond - Mabel * Alan Kane - Fred Tompkins * Ian Fleming - Reverend Swallow
==Songs==
The film contains several songs, largely detached from the plot. The two main songs are
*Up With the Lark *Let's Go Cuckoo
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb title|0171866}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Up with the Lark}} Category:1943 films Category:1943 musical comedy films Category:1943 British films Category:1943 English-language films Category:British black-and-white films Category:British musical comedy films Category:English-language musical comedy films
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