Back-Room Boy
| Back-Room Boy | |
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DVD cover, with Withers in the centre and Askey at the far right | |
| Directed by | Herbert Mason |
| Screenplay by | Marriott Edgar Val Guest J.O.C. Orton |
| Story by | J.O.C. Orton |
| Produced by | Edward Black |
| Starring | Arthur Askey Moore Marriott Graham Moffatt |
| Cinematography | Jack E. Cox |
| Edited by | R. E. Dearing |
| Music by | Hans May |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Languages | English German |
Back-Room Boy is a 1942 British comedy mystery film directed by Herbert Mason, produced by Edward Black for Gainsborough Pictures and distributed by General Film Distributors. The cast includes Arthur Askey, Googie Withers, Graham Moffatt and Moore Marriott. It marked the film debut of Vera Frances. The original story was written by J.O.C. Orton, Marriott Edgar and Val Guest. A man from the Met Office is sent to a lighthouse on a remote Scottish island to monitor the weather, where he hopes to escape from women, but soon finds the island overrun by them.
Back-Room Boy was released to cinemas in the United Kingdom on 17 April 1942.