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Dilys Powell's History of the British Cinema: 6: The Ealing Comedies

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A series of 13 programmes
Good clean fun: Charlie Crichton, director of The Lavender Hill Mob and The Titfield Thunderbolt, says of his boss at Ealing, "I think Micky Balcon knew how babies were made - but that's about as far as it went."
Dilys Powell ventures into the masculine world of the Ealing machine.
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Contributors

Presenter:
Dilys Powell
Guest:
Charles Crichton
Researcher:
Karen Walker
Producer:
David Peet
Source: Radio Times

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