Gasbags (1941) : distribution, intrigue et streaming

Released in 1941, Gasbags is a comédie, aventure and guerre film directed by Walter Forde, running about 77 minutes.

What it’s about. It's war time London and the Crazy Gang (Flanagan & Allen, Nervo & Knox, Naughton & Gold) are doing their bit for the war effort by running a fish and chip stall using their platoon's barrage balloon for advertising. Their Sgt Major is not happy about this and orders them to take the balloon down, but a freak heavy wind accidentally carries the gang away to Nazi Germany. They are captured and placed in a detention camp where they meet an elderly prisoner named Jerry, who possess a map for the location of a secret weapon which will win the war! Fortunately Teddy Knox's impersonation of Hitler lands him the spot of pretending to be the Fuhrer at a gala dinner and the gang are allowed out of the camp. However the Nazis have other ideas for their substitute leader.

Who’s in it. Gasbags stars Bud Flanagan as Bud, Chesney Allen as Ches, Jimmy Nervo as Cecil and Teddy Knox as Teddy, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.5/10, Gasbags has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In États-Unis you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Gasbags page.

If you liked it. Fans of Gasbags tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, La vie est belle and Fight Club.