Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10752 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-10-29
• Rating: Universal, suitable for all
• Formats: Box set, PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 3
• Running time: 242 minutes

Synopsis
Collection of three films starring the legendary Will Hay. Titles include RADIO PARADE OF 1935, GHOST OF ST MICHAELS and BLACK SHEEP OF WHITEHALL.

Customer Reviews

Excellent set
This is worth buying for "THE BLACK SHEEP OF WHITEHALL" alone, but when you also get "THE GHOST OF ST MICHAEL'S" it really is a great set. The other film "RADIO PARADE OF 1935" does not work quite so well. I had to pause "THE BLACK SHEEP OF WHITEHALL" twice, as tears of laughter were rolling down my face. Never will I think of port and nuts in the same way again. Would definitely recommend this set. The picture quality of the DVD is excellent.

The master of comedy
From the golden age of comedy, Will Hay is one of the greatest British comedians of all time. A major star of the 1930's. Hay relishes playing pompous, incompetent, authority figures. His misanthropic antics have inspired many great funny men and never fail to raise a full-hearty laugh.
Aside from his day job as a comedian, Hay was a dedicated and respected amateur astronomer. His personal observatory sat in his garden in Mill Hill, the dome very visible from the main Hendon Road. He became a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1932. He is noted for having discovered a white spot on the planet Saturn in 1933; the spot lasted for a few months and then faded. He also measured the positions of comets with a micrometer he built himself, and designed and built a blink comparator. He wrote the book Through My Telescope in 1935. At his death, his telescopes were bequeathed to University College, London, and are still used for teaching astronomy.
He was also one of Britain's first private pilots and gave flying lessons to Amy Johnson.