Film Fun
#1717
(December 13th, 1952)
Amalgamated Press,
1920 Series
- Volume
- ?
- Price
- 3D [0-0-3 GBP]
- Pages
- 16
- Indicia Frequency
- every Tuesday
- On-sale Date
- 1952-12-09
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- The Amalgamated Press, Ltd.
- Brand
- ?
Taken In!
Laurel and Hardy / cover / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- As the new owner of this hotel I'm going to posh it up!
- Genre
- humour
- Characters
- Stan Laurel; Oliver Hardy; Eva Brick; Nora Bone; Super (Superintendent) Sillious; Constable Clott
Indexer Notes
Continues on back cover.
Eva Brick and Nora Bone are actually two male crooks known as the Boot Bandits and one is referred to as Cecil.j
Robbery in Reverse
Jack Keen / text story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The grey-haired butler stepped back and held the door wide open for Jack Keen and Bob Trotter to enter.
- Genre
- drama; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Jack Keen; Bob Trotter; Sir Stephen Landsdown; Victor Lemming; Hubert Chapman
[no title indexed]
Old Mother Riley / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's not safe to feel unwell in this house since Kitty's taken up first aid lessons!
- Genre
- humour
- Characters
- Old Mother Riley; Kitty (her daughter); Professor Percival Pyecrust; Sonny Boyes (boy)
Indexer Notes
Old Mother Riley and Kitty are film characters played by Arthur Lucan (in drag) and Kitty McShane (husband and wife in real life)
[no title indexed]
Frank Randle / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You must hear my latest, Frank! It's a scream!
- Genre
- humour
- Characters
- Frank Randle; Hugo N. Myway
Under Mexicali Stars
text story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The inhabitants of the little town of El Norte,
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Rex Allen; Sheriff Meadows; Nap Wellington; Madeline (his daughter); Lawson (villain); Giles Starkey (villain); Goldie (counterfeiter)
Indexer Notes
Adapted from the Republic Picture movie starring Rex Allen.
Rose of Cimarron [part 2]
comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Rose soon finds that she is not to be a prisoner for long.
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Rose; Deacon; George Newcombe; Rio; Marshal Hollister; Judge Kirby; Jeb Dawley; Willie Whitewater
Indexer Notes
Centre spread of twelve panels with captions beneath each, no speech balloons.
Adapted from the 20th Century Fox movie starring Mala Powers.
A Master Plan!
The Mirth Makers Club / text story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Bud Abbott speaking, folks! It is my habit on awakening to spring from my bed,
- Genre
- humour
- Characters
- Bud Abbott; Jimmy Murchison; Sir Hugo Quick; Enoch Soper
[no title indexed]
Red Skelton / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- If only someone would dig my garden for me -!
- Genre
- humour
- Characters
- Red Skelton; Granny Goodsort; Grace (her granddaughter); Hugo Sless (villain)
[no title indexed]
George Formby / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You're a very alert fellow, Formby!
- Genre
- humour
- Characters
- George Formby; Chester Drorrs (furniture magnate); Sidney Snoope
[no title indexed]
Abbott and Costello / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- As Bud has kicked me out of house and home I'll apply for this job!
- Genre
- humour
- Characters
- Bud Abbott; Lou Costello; Uncle Rufus
Between Two Crooks
Life in Hand / text story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A man strolled idly through the sleepy little village of Malzedo, in Southern Spain.
- Genre
- adventure; spy
- Characters
- Derek Grantham
Indexer Notes
Includes .25 page of small adverts with illustrations (bottom of second page).
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Taken In!
Laurel and Hardy -
1.
Robbery in Reverse
Jack Keen -
2.
["It's not safe to feel unwell in this house since Kitty's taken up first aid lessons!"]
Old Mother Riley -
3.
["You must hear my latest, Frank! It's a scream!"]
Frank Randle -
4.
Under Mexicali Stars
-
5.
Rose of Cimarron [part 2]
-
6.
A Master Plan!
The Mirth Makers Club -
7.
["If only someone would dig my garden for me -!"]
Red Skelton -
8.
["You're a very alert fellow, Formby!"]
George Formby -
9.
["As Bud has kicked me out of house and home I'll apply for this job!"]
Abbott and Costello -
10.
Between Two Crooks
Life in Hand
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- Doug Brain
- Stephen Mitchell
- Tony R. Rose
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