Barry Took on "For Amusement Only" and "For Adults Only". In terms of his comedy writing, Took's best work was written in collaboration with Marty Feldman, whom he first met in 1954. The two men wrote for several television shows in the 1950s and '60s, including "The Army Game" and its spin-off "Bootsie and Snudge". He co-wrote "Beyond Our Ken" for two series (1958–59) with Eric Merriman for BBC Radio before leaving after a disagreement with his fellow writer. With Marty Feldman he wrote most episodes of "Round the Horne"; the intermittent partnership between them continued until 1974. In the late 1960s
A Successful Calamity to have deserted him. However, Emmy comes back and tells them that she had gone out to pawn her jewelry in order to help him, and that she was happiest when they were poor and could not go out, and thus able to spend time as a family. A Successful Calamity A Successful Calamity is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring George Arliss and Mary Astor. Based on the 1917 play "A Successful Calamity" by Clare Kummer, the film is about an elderly millionaire who must deal with his selfish young second wife