It's in the Bag (1944 film)

It's in the Bag is a 1944 British comedy film directed by Herbert Mason and starring Elsie Waters, Doris Waters and Ernest Butcher.[1] Gert and Daisy try to recover a valuable lost dress. It was produced and distributed by Butcher's Film Service. It is listed on the BFI 75 Most Wanted list of lost films,[2] but it was given a DVD commercial release by Renown Pictures Ltd in May 2014, although the Renown version is only 63 minutes long.[3]

It's in the Bag
Film poster
Directed byHerbert Mason
Written byCon West (unconfirmed)
Produced byF. W. Baker (unconfirmed)
StarringElsie Waters
Doris Waters
Ernest Butcher
CinematographyGeoffrey Faithfull
Gerald Gibbs
Edited byPercival Mackey
Music byPercival Mackey
Production
company
Distributed byButcher's Film Service
Release date
  • 7 February 1944 (1944-02-07) (United Kingdom)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Plot summary

Cast

Reception

Although IMDb gives a release date of 7 February 1944, the British Film Institute states there were early December 1943 reviews in the Monthly Film Bulletin and Kinematograph Weekly.[2]

References

  1. "It's in the Bag". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009.
  2. "It's in the Bag / BFI Most Wanted". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  3. "It's in the Bag". renownpicturesltd.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.


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