| The Bailiffs | |
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| Directed by | T.E.F. Cadman |
| Story by | Fred Karno |
| Produced by | Clayton Hutton |
| Starring | Florence Harwood Chesney Allen Bud Flanagan |
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Running time | 26 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Bailiffs is a 1932 British short comedy film directed by T.E.F. Cadman and starring Flanagan and Allen.1 The story was by Fred Karno and the film was made by Gaumont-British Picture Corporation at Ealing Studios.234
Plot
Flanagan and Allen play two incompetent debt-collectors who mistakenly visit the wrong house to repossess it.
Cast
- Florence Harwood as Miss Templeman
- Chesney Allen as Meredith
- Bud Flanagan as Perkins
- Fred Karno as man in street
- Ian Wilson as butcher's boy
- Reginald Smith as manager
- Joyce Kirby as maid
Reception
Kine Weekly wrote: "Flanagan and Allen, the famous music hall stars, appear in The Bailiffs, in which they portray the tribulations of a brace of 'brokers' men, whose incursion into the wrong house involves them in side-splitting complications. Clayton Hutton produced this amazing short from a story by Fred Karmo."5
Home media
The film was included on the DVD The Ealing Studios Rarities Collection – Volume 12 (Network, 2014).
References
References
- "The Bailiffs". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- Perry, George C. Forever Ealing: a celebration of the great British film studio 1981. HarperCollins. p. 174. ISBN 978-0907516064.
- Gallagher, J.P. (1971). Fred Karno: master of mirth and tears. Robert Hale Ltd. p. 159. ISBN 978-0709122272.
- "The Bailiffs". Film Weekly. 8 (195): 12. 8 July 1932. ProQuest 1705190515.
- "The Bailiffs". Kine Weekly. 187 (1328): 44. 29 September 1932. ProQuest 2322709859.