Gene Gerrard
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Gene Gerrard was an English film and stage actor. He starred in light musical comedies but returned to his stage career by the 1930s.
He was born Eugene O'Sullivan and began as a cutter in his father's tailoring business in High Holborn
in Central London. He became an assistant to Mozart and made his stage debut at the revue at the Alhambra
, London
in 1910 and his screen debut in 1912 for the Hepworth Company. He served in WWI.
Director
Screenwriter
He was born Eugene O'Sullivan and began as a cutter in his father's tailoring business in High Holborn
High Holborn
High Holborn is a road in Holborn in central London, England. It starts in the west near St Giles Circus, then goes east, past the Kingsway and Southampton Row, and continues east. The road becomes Holborn at the junction with Gray's Inn Road....
in Central London. He became an assistant to Mozart and made his stage debut at the revue at the Alhambra
Alhambra
The Alhambra , the complete form of which was Calat Alhambra , is a palace and fortress complex located in the Granada, Andalusia, Spain...
, London
London
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in 1910 and his screen debut in 1912 for the Hepworth Company. He served in WWI.
Filmography
Actor- Let's Love and LaughLet's Love and LaughLet's Love and Laugh is a 1931 British-German comedy film directed by Richard Eichberg and starring Gene Gerrard, Muriel Angelus and Dennis Wyndham. A German-language version Die Bräutigamswitwe was made at the same time. Two philanderers get married to each other. It was based on the play...
(1931) (His talkie debut) - Out of the BlueOut of the Blue (1931 film)Out of the Blue is a 1931 British musical film directed by Gene Gerrard and starring Gerrard, Jessie Matthews and Kay Hammond. It was Matthew's first major film role. A baronet's daughter falls in love with a radio star who is engaged to marry her sister. The film was not a success, but led to...
(1931) - The Wife's FamilyThe Wife's FamilyThe Wife's Family is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Gene Gerrard, Muriel Angelus and Amy Veness....
(1931) - Brother AlfredBrother AlfredBrother Alfred is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Gene Gerrard, Molly Lamont and Elsie Randolph. After she finds him embracing one of the maids, a man's fiancee ends her engagement to him. In an effort to win her back he disguises himself as a fictional twin...
(1932) - Let Me Explain, DearLet Me Explain, DearLet Me Explain, Dear is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Gene Gerrard and Frank Miller and starring Gerrard, Viola Lyel and Claude Hulbert. It was adapted from the play A Little Bit of Fluff by Walter Ellis. It was made by British International Pictures...
(1932) - Lucky Girl (1932)
- The Love NestThe Love Nest (1933 film)The Love Nest is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Gene Gerrard, Camilla Horn and Nancy Burne. On the eve of his own woman, a man offers shelter to a runaway wife with whom he strikes up an unexpected bond.-Cast:...
(1933) - Leave It to Me (1933)
- It's a BetIt's a BetIt's a Bet is a 1935 British black-and-white comedy-drama film, directed by Alexander Esway and starring Ronald Shiner as Fair the Man. It was produced by British International Pictures.-Synopsis:...
(1935) - Royal CavalcadeRoyal CavalcadeRoyal Cavalcade is a 1935 British, black-and-white, drama film directed by six separate directors: Thomas Bentley , Herbert Brenon, Norman Lee, Walter Summers, Will Kellino and Marcel Varnel. The film features Marie Lohr, Hermione Baddeley, Owen Nares, Robert Hale, Austin Trevor, James Carew,...
(1935) - Joy Ride (1935)
- The Guv'norThe Guv'nor (film)The Guv'nor is a 1935 British comedy film starring George Arliss as a tramp who rides a series of misunderstandings and becomes the president of a bank.-Plot:...
(1935) - There Goes SusieThere Goes SusieThere Goes Susie is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Victor Hanbury and John Stafford. It was adapted from the novel There Goes Susie by Hans Jacoby and Charlie Roellinghoff. An artist is hired by a major soap company for an advertisement...
(1935) - No Monkey BusinessNo Monkey BusinessNo Monkey Business is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Gene Gerrard, June Clyde and Renee Houston.-Cast:* Gene Gerrard – Jim Carroll* June Clyde – Clare Barrington* Renee Houston – Jessie* Richard Hearne – Charlie...
(1935) - FaithfulFaithful (1936 film)Faithful is a 1936 British musical drama film, directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Jean Muir and Hans Söhnker.The film was a quota quickie production, with an original screenplay by Brock Williams and music by Pierre Neuville. The plot deals with two pupils from a provincial music conservatory...
(1936) - Such Is Life (1936)
- Where's Sally?Where's Sally?Where's Sally? is a 1936 British comedy film, directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Chili Bouchier, Gene Gerrard and Claude Hulbert. The film was a quota quickie production and is now believed to be lost.-Plot:...
(1936) - Wake Up Famous (1937)
- Glamour GirlGlamour GirlGlamour Girl is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Gene Gerrard, Lesley Brook, Ross Landon, Betty Lynne and Leslie Weston. A commercial photographer leaves his job to become a painter, using his secretary as a model....
(1938)
Director
- Out of the BlueOut of the Blue (1931 film)Out of the Blue is a 1931 British musical film directed by Gene Gerrard and starring Gerrard, Jessie Matthews and Kay Hammond. It was Matthew's first major film role. A baronet's daughter falls in love with a radio star who is engaged to marry her sister. The film was not a success, but led to...
(1931) - Lucky Girl (1932)
- Let Me Explain, DearLet Me Explain, DearLet Me Explain, Dear is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Gene Gerrard and Frank Miller and starring Gerrard, Viola Lyel and Claude Hulbert. It was adapted from the play A Little Bit of Fluff by Walter Ellis. It was made by British International Pictures...
(1931) - Wake Up Famous (1937)
- It's in the Blood (1938)
Screenwriter
- Let Me Explain, DearLet Me Explain, DearLet Me Explain, Dear is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Gene Gerrard and Frank Miller and starring Gerrard, Viola Lyel and Claude Hulbert. It was adapted from the play A Little Bit of Fluff by Walter Ellis. It was made by British International Pictures...
(1932) - Lucky Girl (1932)
- The Love NestThe Love Nest (1933 film)The Love Nest is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Gene Gerrard, Camilla Horn and Nancy Burne. On the eve of his own woman, a man offers shelter to a runaway wife with whom he strikes up an unexpected bond.-Cast:...
(1933) - Leave It to Me (1933)