Hey! Hey! U.S.A.! (Original title)
Date: 1938 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Marcel Varnel
Synopsis: Anglo-American gangster comedy burlesque. Dr Twist has left his old school under a cloud and is now a dockside porter. One day he carries aboard the luggage of a notorious gangster and, after being drugged, soon finds himself involved with a criminal gang who plan to kidnap the spoilt son of a wealthy businessman. Posing as an eminent professor, Twist must work with a gangster stowaway to keep from being arrested for having no ticket - and once they reach America, he tries to keep beyond the reach of the police and the gangsters while helping to save the boy.
Genre: Comedy
Releases
Date: 1938Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 92 mins Length: 8238 FeetDialogue (original): English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(5)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8317 FeetBFI identifier: C-77323
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(5)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8317 FeetBFI identifier: C-77323
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 8281 FeetStock date: 1978BFI identifier: C-77326
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8294 FeetStock date: 1978BFI identifier: C-77327
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 8292 FeetBFI identifier: C-77324
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 8292 FeetBFI identifier: C-77325
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Date: 1938 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Marcel Varnel
Synopsis: Anglo-American gangster comedy burlesque. Dr Twist has left his old school under a cloud and is now a dockside porter. One day he carries aboard the luggage of a notorious gangster and, after being drugged, soon finds himself involved with a criminal gang who plan to kidnap the spoilt son of a wealthy businessman. Posing as an eminent professor, Twist must work with a gangster stowaway to keep from being arrested for having no ticket - and once they reach America, he tries to keep beyond the reach of the police and the gangsters while helping to save the boy.
Genre: Comedy
Releases
Date: 1938Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 92 mins Length: 8238 FeetDialogue (original): English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(5)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8317 FeetBFI identifier: C-77323
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(5)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8317 FeetBFI identifier: C-77323
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 8281 FeetStock date: 1978BFI identifier: C-77326
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8294 FeetStock date: 1978BFI identifier: C-77327
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 8292 FeetBFI identifier: C-77324
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 8292 FeetBFI identifier: C-77325
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film