by Hal Erickson
synopsis
Zany British comedian Frankie Howerd, who'd previously laid waste to Ancient Rome in Up Pompeii, does same with World War II in Up the Front. Howerd plays a timorous servant who undergoes hypnosis. While thus entranced, he imagines himself a fearless warrior, and makes a beeline to the recruiting office. The laughs come fast and furious when Howerd finds himself the recipient of the enemy's war plans--tattooed on his tush. As was customary, Frankie Howerd took several opportunities in Up the Front to directly address the audience and crack wise about the situation at hand.
characteristics
- Man
- Men
- War
- Coward
- Army
- Servant
- Hypnotist
- Hypnotism
- Courage
- Bravery
- Hypnosis
- Tattoo
- Valor
- Mistaken Identities
- Hero
