Commissionaire (film)
Encyclopedia
Commissionaire is a 1933 British crime film
directed by Edward Dryhurst
and starring Sam Livesey
, Barry Livesey
and George Carney
.
Crime film
Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...
directed by Edward Dryhurst
Edward Dryhurst
Edward Dryhurst was a British screenwriter, film producer and director.-Selected filmography:Screenwriter* Bell-Bottom George * The Man from Morocco * Master of Bankdam * Castle in the Air...
and starring Sam Livesey
Sam Livesey
Sam Livesey was a British film actor. He was the father of the actor Roger Livesey.-Selected filmography:* The Forger * Blackmail silent version only* Raise the Roof * Up for the Cup...
, Barry Livesey
Barry Livesey
Barry Livesey was a British stage and film actor. He was sometimes credited as Barrie Livesey. He was the son of Sam Livesey and the brother of the actors Roger Livesey and Jack Livesey.-Selected filmography:* The Old Curiosity Shop...
and George Carney
George Carney
George Carney was a British film actor.He worked in the Liverpool Cotton Exchange, in a furniture business, then in the Belfast shipping yards...
.
Cast
- Sam LiveseySam LiveseySam Livesey was a British film actor. He was the father of the actor Roger Livesey.-Selected filmography:* The Forger * Blackmail silent version only* Raise the Roof * Up for the Cup...
- Sergeant George Brown - Barry LiveseyBarry LiveseyBarry Livesey was a British stage and film actor. He was sometimes credited as Barrie Livesey. He was the son of Sam Livesey and the brother of the actors Roger Livesey and Jack Livesey.-Selected filmography:* The Old Curiosity Shop...
- Tom Brown - George CarneyGeorge CarneyGeorge Carney was a British film actor.He worked in the Liverpool Cotton Exchange, in a furniture business, then in the Belfast shipping yards...
- Sergeant Ted Seymour - Betty Huntley-WrightBetty Huntley-WrightBetty Huntley-Wright was a British actress and vocalist. Daughter of the comic actor Huntley Wright, she had a long career on stage, chiefly in comedy and pantomime, and in film, radio and television...
- Betty Seymour - Julie SuedoJulie Suedo-Selected filmography:* One Colombo Night * The Triumph of the Rat * One of the Best * Two Little Drummer Boys * A Window in Piccadilly * Afterwards * The White Sheikh...
- Thelma Monsell - Robert EnglishRobert English (actor)Robert English was a British actor born 2nd December 1878.Robert English was born in Cheltenham, Gloucester, England, UK. He served in the South African War and also in World War I. He held the D.S.O. and Croix de Guerre and retired as Lieutenant Colonel, which helped him play military roles in a...
- Colonel Gretton - Hannah JonesHannah JonesHannah Jones is a British female dance music vocalist, who scored Three Top 5 hits on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the late 1990s. Her first two songs hit #1 on that chart: "No One Can Love You More Than Me" in 1997 and "You Only Have To Say You Love Me" in 1998...
- Mrs. Brown - Granville Ferrier - Desborough
- Georgie HarrisGeorgie Harris-Selected filmography:* Doctor's Orders * Radio Parade of 1935 * The Stoker * One Good Turn * Boys Will Be Girls * Captain Bill -External links:...
- Briggs - Humberston WrightHumberston WrightHumbertson Wright was a British film actor. He is sometimes credited as Humberstone Wright.-Selected filmography:* Thelma * God's Clay * The Garden of Resurrection * Henry, King of Navarre...
- Quartermaster