The Goose Steps Out (1942)

Name: The Goose Steps Out
Genre: Comedy, War
Released: 1942
Duration: 79 min
Cast: Will Hay, Frank Pettingell, Julien Mitchell, Charles Hawtrey, Barry Morse

1h 19m United Kingdom

Comedy War

Plot

William Potts, a mild-mannered schoolteacher, unwittingly becomes the doppelgänger of a detained German spy. Tasked by British Intelligence, he embarks on a covert mission to infiltrate Germany and secure blueprints for a groundbreaking weapon. As he navigates the challenges of a Hitler Youth school, his presence sparks unexpected hilarity and disruption. Potts finds himself entangled in a web of espionage, resulting in a series of comedic misadventures that highlight the absurdities of war and the resilience of the human spirit.

Cast

Will Hay Frank Pettingell Julien Mitchell Charles Hawtrey Barry Morse Peter Ustinov Peter Croft Anne Firth Leslie Harcourt Jeremy Hawk Raymond Lovell Aubrey Mallalieu John Williams Lawrence O'Madden John Boxer