Dreaming (1944 British film)


Dreaming is a 1944 British comedy film directed by John Baxter and starring Bud Flanagan, Chesney Allen and Hazel Court. Its plot concerns a soldier who is knocked unconscious during a train journey and has a series of bizarre dreams.
In 1944, Decca Records released a recording of Flanagan and Allen singing Dreaming, the title song from the film.
The film's sets were designed by Duncan Sutherland.

Plot

When British soldier Bud is hit on the head, the concussion causes a series of dreams whilst on the hospital operating table. In these he is fleeing hostile tribes in Africa, is a jockey winning a race at Ascot, turns up in Nazi Germany and is opening a wartime services canteen.

Main cast

wrote, "There's not much in the way of plot, but Flanagan & Allen seldom needed plots, merely premises."