The Balloon Goes Up

December. 01,1942

Rating：

5.5

Genre：

Comedy Music War

Keywords：

World War Ii Nazi Spy

Trailer Synopsis Cast

Balloon unit WAAFs catch German spies.

Ronald Shiner as Sergeant Shiner

Gordon McLeod as The Doctor

Elsie Wagstaff as The Welfare Officer

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Reviews

Karry

1942/12/01

Best movie of this year hands down!

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Tedfoldol

1942/12/02

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

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Lollivan

1942/12/03

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

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Kaydan Christian

1942/12/04

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

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malcolmgsw

1942/12/05

This film stars radio comedians Revnell and West and crooner Donald Peers.Top billed is Ronnie Shiner who would reach stardom after the war.The film does not have much of a plot.The girls tray to enlist in the WRAF so that they can attend a camp show.They borrow uniforms and attend the show where they perform a number.They are assigned to a barrage balloon detachment and sing another song.They try to get out of camp but they can't without a pass.They manage to escape from the camp.They hide in a house which is being used by spies.They manage to recover stolen secret papers.There is a chase and the spies are caught.At the end there is a sequence showing the balloon units in operation which is about the only thing of interest in the film.

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