Bob's Your Uncle (film)

Bob's Your Uncle is a 1942 British comedy film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Albert Modley, Jean Colin, George Bolton, Wally Patch, and H.F. Maltby. It depicts the enthusiastic members of a Home Guard unit.

Premise
Home guardsman Albert is in love with Dolly, the daughter of commanding officer Diehard. In order to impress her, Albert tries to raise funds to buy a tank for the village.

Cast

 * Albert Modley as Albert Smith
 * Jean Colin as Dolly Diehard
 * George Bolton as Jeff Smith
 * Wally Patch as Sergeant Brownfoot
 * H. F. Maltby as Major Diehard
 * Johnnie Schofield as stationmaster
 * Bert Linden as Corporal Nelson
 * Alfred Wright & Co as Pim's Comedy Navy

Production
The film was shot at Welwyn Studios.

Critical reception
Monthly Film Bulletin said "As the whole of this film is based on making fun of the Home Guard, those who believe in the Home Guard will get a good deal of fun out of it, but this point of view would scarcely be understood outside this country. The production is good of its sort and the acting, especially by Albert Modley as Albert Smith, well up to standard."

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "average", writing: "Simple broad comedy, quite good of its kind."

Allmovie wrote, "One can gauge the subtlety of Bob's Your Uncle by its character names: Dolly Diehard, Sgt. Brownfoot etc."