Historic work coming in awfully handy: not a poem (7,7)

I believe the answer is:

anthony adverse

'historic work' is the definition.
(historical film)

'awfully handy not a poem' is the wordplay.
'awfully' indicates anagramming the letters.
'poem' becomes 'verse' (verse is a kind of poem).
'handy'+'not'+'a'='handynota'
'handynota' with letters rearranged gives 'anthonyad'.
'anthonyad'+'verse'='ANTHONY ADVERSE'

'coming in' acts as a link.

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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