My Old Dutch is a 1934 British drama film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Betty Balfour, Gordon Harker, Michael Hogan and Florrie Forde. The film portrays the lives of Londoners during the First World War.[1] The film was made at Islington Studios by Gainsborough Pictures.[2] The film's sets were designed by Peter Proud. Bryan Edgar Wallace contributed to the screenplay, adapted from the stage play written by Arthur Shirley and also based on Albert Chevalier's famous song.
| My Old Dutch | |
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.jpg) Florrie Forde and Betty Balfour in a scene set in the 1890s | |
| Directed by | Sinclair Hill |
| Written by | |
| Based on | My Old Dutch by Arthur Shirley |
| Produced by | Ivor Montagu |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Leslie Rowson |
| Music by | |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Gaumont British Distributors |
Release date |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Synopsis
editThis film tracks the highlights of a cockney couple's son as he marries a rich man's disowned daughter and dies in the RFC.
Cast
edit- Betty Balfour as Lil
- Gordon Harker as Ernie
- Michael Hogan as Bert
- Florrie Forde as Aunt Bertha
- Mickey Brantford as Jim
- Glennis Lorimer as Valerie Paraday
- Peter Gawthorne as Mr Paraday
- Frank Pettingell as Uncle Alf
- Robert Nainby as Grandpa
- Bill Shine (actor) as Cousin 'arry
- Finlay Currie as Mo
- Felix Aylmer as Judge
- John Singer as Jim as a child
- Ronald Shiner
References
edit- ^ "My Old Dutch (1934)". BFI. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ Wood p.83
Bibliography
edit- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
edit- My Old Dutch at AllMovie
- My Old Dutch at the British Film Institute[better source needed]
- My Old Dutch at IMDb
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