DANNY LA RUE has a secret weapon to win the war in his first film!
Danny La Rue stars in this 1970s drag comedy as Fred Wimbush, a Shakespearean actor who is drafted into WWII and is appearing in a camp show in France when the Nazis advance. Unless he continues in his female costume, Fred is certain to be shot as a spy. The risque gags and double entendres fly as he attempts to make his escape in the company of a troupe of Girl Guides.
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Danny La Rue Alfred Marks Lance Percival Lally Bowers Frances de la Tour Walter Gotell Kristin Hatfield Jenny Twigge Vanessa Furse Seretta Wilson Sophie Batchelor John Barrard Nancy Nevinson Cyril Shaps Frank Thornton André Maranne Barrie Gosney David Ellen Toni Palmer Jennifer Croxton Anthony Sagar Noel Coleman Peter Greenwell Agatha Cyd Child
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