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Flanagan and Allen were a British singing and comedy double act most active during the 1930s and 1940s. Its members were Bud Flanagan (1896 – 1968, born Chaim Weintrop) and Chesney Allen (1894–1982). [1] They were first paired in a Florrie Forde revue, and were booked by Val Parnell to appear at the Holborn Empire in 1929. [2]
"Underneath the Arches" is a 1932 popular song with words and music by Bud Flanagan, and additional lyrics by Reg Connelly. [1] It was one of the most famous songs of the duo Flanagan and Allen . According to a television programme broadcast in 1957, Bud Flanagan said that he wrote the song in Derby in 1927, and first performed it a week later ...
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) is a British song written by James Cavanaugh, Larry Stock and Vincent Rose. It was first published in 1924 [citation needed] and first performed live by the comedy double act Flanagan and Allen in 1939 [1] in the musical revue These Foolish Things. [2] It became one of their standards along with “Hometown” and “Underneath the Arches”.
This song was written for Noel Gay's show The Little Dog Laughed, which opened on 11 October 1939, at a time when most of the major London theatres were closed. It was a popular song during World War II, especially after Flanagan and Allen changed the lyrics to poke fun at the Germans (e.g. "Run, Adolf, run, Adolf, run, run, run..."). [1] [2]
The Tony Bennett recording is featured in the 2012 film Quartet, the first film directed by Dustin Hoffman. [6] The song is also performed in the film by Trevor Peacock and David Ryall, as a homage to Flanagan and Allen, the famous British music hall artists.
"Where the Arches Used to Be" is a song performed by the comedic act Flanagan and Allen in the 1935 film A Fire Has Been Arranged. It was a sequel to their popular theme song " Underneath the Arches ".
The song was recorded by many British musicians during the Second World War, including Arthur Askey, Flanagan and Allen, and Vera Lynn. [4] The Allies did not conquer the Siegfried Line until 1945. US Army Signal Corps Photo.