Bed and Breakfast (1938 film)
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Bed and Breakfast is a 1938 British drama film
directed by Walter West
and starring Daphne Courtney
, Barry Lupino
and Frank Miller. It depicts the lives of the inhabitants in a boarding house
. It was the last appearance of the silent star Mabel Poulton
in a feature film
as well as the last to be directed by West.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Walter West
Walter West (director)
Walter West was a British film director. He was a partner in the film production company Broadwest Films.-Broadwest:...
and starring Daphne Courtney
Daphne Courtney
-Selected filmography:* The Happy Ending * A Political Party * Father and Son * Oh, Daddy! * Murder by Rope * The Captain's Table * Bed and Breakfast -External links:...
, Barry Lupino
Barry Lupino
Barry Lupino , born George Barry Lupino Hook, was a British comedian, film actor and producer. He was the brother of the actor and comedian Stanley Lupino, the father of the actress Antoinette Lupino, and the uncle of the actresses Ida and Rita Lupino.As a television producer he worked on The Fred...
and Frank Miller. It depicts the lives of the inhabitants in a boarding house
Boarding house
A boarding house, is a house in which lodgers rent one or more rooms for one or more nights, and sometimes for extended periods of weeks, months and years. The common parts of the house are maintained, and some services, such as laundry and cleaning, may be supplied. They normally provide "bed...
. It was the last appearance of the silent star Mabel Poulton
Mabel Poulton
Mabel Poulton was an English film actress, popular in Britain during the era of silent films.Born in London, England, Poulton was working as a stenographer and entered films by chance. Her first role in George Pearson's Nothing Else Matters was opposite Betty Balfour, who was also making her...
in a feature film
Feature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
as well as the last to be directed by West.
Cast
- Daphne CourtneyDaphne Courtney-Selected filmography:* The Happy Ending * A Political Party * Father and Son * Oh, Daddy! * Murder by Rope * The Captain's Table * Bed and Breakfast -External links:...
- Margaret Reynolds - Barry LupinoBarry LupinoBarry Lupino , born George Barry Lupino Hook, was a British comedian, film actor and producer. He was the brother of the actor and comedian Stanley Lupino, the father of the actress Antoinette Lupino, and the uncle of the actresses Ida and Rita Lupino.As a television producer he worked on The Fred...
- Bert Fink - Frank Miller - Charles Blake
- Mabel PoultonMabel PoultonMabel Poulton was an English film actress, popular in Britain during the era of silent films.Born in London, England, Poulton was working as a stenographer and entered films by chance. Her first role in George Pearson's Nothing Else Matters was opposite Betty Balfour, who was also making her...
- The Maid