Spare a Copper [SEP] director
Spare a Copper
Spare a Copper is a 1940 British black-and-white musical comedy war film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring George Formby, Dorothy Hyson and Bernard Lee. It was produced by Associated Talking Pictures. It is also known as Call a Cop. The film features the songs, "I'm The Ukulele Man", "On The Beat", "I Wish I Was Back On The Farm" and "I'm Shy". Beryl Reid makes her film debut in an uncredited role
, "Get Off My Back", "Ripper!", "The 3p Off Opera" and "Paddy". He also directed the community productions "Spare Us a Copper" and "Driving Us Up the Wall."
Before founding the Half Moon Theatre in London, England, he was an assistant director at the Schiller Theater in Berlin. As director of the acclaimed "Balconville" by David Fennario, Sprung traveled with the company on an international tour to England and Ireland. In 1990, Sprung was