Jimmy Godden
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Jimmy Godden was a British film actor.
He was educated at Christ's Hospital
and was in the Civil Service
before becoming a concert pianist. Godden later turned to the stage and made his debut in pantomime at the Theatre Royal
, Plymouth
, then going on to the London
West End
doing a number of comedies and revues.
He was educated at Christ's Hospital
Christ's Hospital
Christ's Hospital is an English coeducational independent day and boarding school with Royal Charter located in the Sussex countryside just south of Horsham in Horsham District, West Sussex, England...
and was in the Civil Service
Civil service
The term civil service has two distinct meanings:* A branch of governmental service in which individuals are employed on the basis of professional merit as proven by competitive examinations....
before becoming a concert pianist. Godden later turned to the stage and made his debut in pantomime at the Theatre Royal
Theatre Royal
Theatre Royal is the name of many theatres, especially in the United Kingdom. The name was once an indication that the theatre was a patent theatre, with a Royal Patent without which performances of serious drama would be illegal.United Kingdom:...
, Plymouth
Plymouth
Plymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about south-west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound...
, then going on to the London
London
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West End
West End theatre
West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London's 'Theatreland', the West End. Along with New York's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English speaking...
doing a number of comedies and revues.
Selected filmography
- Crime on the HillCrime on the HillCrime on the Hill is a 1933 British mystery film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring Sally Blane, Nigel Playfair and Lewis Casson. The plot was based on a successful play by Jack de Leon and Jack Celestin...
(1933) - Hawley's of High StreetHawley's of High StreetHawley's of High Street is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Leslie Fuller, Judy Kelly, Francis Lister and Moore Marriott. A butcher and a draper stand for election to the local council...
(1933) - The Great DefenderThe Great DefenderThe Great Defender is a 1934 British mystery film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Matheson Lang, Margaret Bannerman and Arthur Margetson...
(1934) - Sometimes GoodSometimes GoodSometimes Good is a 1934 British comedy film directed by W.P. Kellino and starring Henry Kendall, Nancy O'Neil and Minnie Rayner. A shopgirl pretends to be a Colonel's daughter, meets a man and falls in love with him, but is worried about telling him who she really is.-Cast:* Henry Kendall ... ...
(1934) - Once in a MillionOnce in a MillionOnce in a Million is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Mary Brian and Jimmy Godden. A bank clerk left to guard a million pounds, fantasises about how he would spend the money.-Cast:...
(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) - Someone at the Door (1936)
- Keep Your Seats, PleaseKeep Your Seats, PleaseKeep Your Seats, Please is an ATP production comedy film made in 1936, starring George Formby and co-starring Florence Desmond, Alastair Sim, Gus McNaughton and Hal Gordon....
(1936) - Spare a CopperSpare a CopperSpare a Copper is a 1940 British, black-and-white, musical comedy war film, directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Ronald Shiner, as the Piano Mover and Tuner, and George Formby. It was produced by Associated Talking Pictures...
(1940) - The Farmer's WifeThe Farmer's Wife (1941 film)The Farmer's Wife is a 1941 British drama film directed by Norman Lee and Leslie Arliss and starring Basil Sydney, Wilfrid Lawson and Nora Swinburne. It is based on the play The Farmer's Wife by Eden Phillpotts which had previously been adapted by Alfred Hitchcock for a 1929 film.-Cast:* Basil...
(1941)