Peter Gawthorne
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Peter Gawthorne was an Irish
actor, probably best known for his roles in Will Hay
films. Gawthorne was one of Britain's most called-upon bit part actors during the 1940s and 50s.
He was born in 1884 in Queen's County
in Ireland
, but spent most of his career in Great Britain
. After two years at the Academy of Dramatic Art, Gawthorne began a career on the London
stage, eventually running up over twenty years experience on the stage. His debut was in 1906, a walking on part at His Majesty's Theatre
, London. He was featured in the role of Albany Pope, receiving good notices, in the hit musical The Boy
in 1917.
He worked for a number of companies but, in particular, Gainsborough Studios. He also toured Australia
, South Africa
and Americas
, going into films in America before returning to England
. Gawthorne also studied singing.
He worked extensively in cinema often playing military officers and stern, authority figures, many of whom frequently clashed with the bumbling idiots played by Hay and other well-known comedians such as The Crazy Gang
, Jessie Matthews
, Jack Hulbert
, Alistair Sim and Arthur Askey
and Richard Murdoch
.
He also worked with a number of famous straight actors including George Arliss
, Errol Flynn
and Leslie Banks
.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
actor, probably best known for his roles in Will Hay
Will Hay
William Thomson "Will" Hay was an English comedian, actor, film director and amateur astronomer.-Early life:He was born in Stockton-on-Tees, in north east England, to William R...
films. Gawthorne was one of Britain's most called-upon bit part actors during the 1940s and 50s.
He was born in 1884 in Queen's County
County Laois
County Laois is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It was formerly known as Queen's County until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. The county's name was formerly spelt as Laoighis and Leix. Laois County Council...
in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, but spent most of his career in Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
. After two years at the Academy of Dramatic Art, Gawthorne began a career on the London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
stage, eventually running up over twenty years experience on the stage. His debut was in 1906, a walking on part at His Majesty's Theatre
His Majesty's Theatre
His Majesty's Theatre in Aberdeen is the largest theatre in north-east Scotland, seating more than 1400. The theatre is sited on Rosemount Viaduct, opposite the city's Union Terrace Gardens. It was designed by Frank Matcham and opened in 1906...
, London. He was featured in the role of Albany Pope, receiving good notices, in the hit musical The Boy
The Boy (musical)
The Boy is a musical comedy with a book by Fred Thompson and Percy Greenbank , music by Lionel Monckton and Howard Talbot and lyrics by Greenbank and Adrian Ross...
in 1917.
He worked for a number of companies but, in particular, Gainsborough Studios. He also toured Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
and Americas
Americas
The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
, going into films in America before returning to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Gawthorne also studied singing.
He worked extensively in cinema often playing military officers and stern, authority figures, many of whom frequently clashed with the bumbling idiots played by Hay and other well-known comedians such as The Crazy Gang
The Crazy Gang
The Crazy Gang were a group of British entertainers, formed in the early 1930s. In the mature form the group's six men were Bud Flanagan, Chesney Allen, Jimmy Nervo, Teddy Knox, Charlie Naughton and Jimmy Gold...
, Jessie Matthews
Jessie Matthews
Jessie Matthews, OBE was an English actress, dancer and singer of the 1930s, whose career continued into the post-war period.-Early life:...
, Jack Hulbert
Jack Hulbert
John Norman "Jack" Hulbert was a British actor, specialising primarily in comedy productions.-Biography:Born in Ely, Cambridgeshire, he was the elder and more successful brother of Claude. He was educated at Cambridge and appeared in many shows and revues, mainly with the Cambridge Footlights. He...
, Alistair Sim and Arthur Askey
Arthur Askey
Arthur Bowden Askey CBE was a prominent English comedian.- Life and career :Askey was born at 29 Moses Street, Liverpool, the eldest child and only son of Samuel Askey , secretary of the firm Sugar Products of Liverpool, and his wife, Betsy Bowden , of Knutsford, Cheshire...
and Richard Murdoch
Richard Murdoch
Richard Bernard Murdoch was a British comedic radio, film and television performer.Richard Bernard Murdoch attended Charterhouse School. He then appeared in Footlights whilst a student at Pembroke College, Cambridge...
.
He also worked with a number of famous straight actors including George Arliss
George Arliss
George Arliss was an English actor, author and filmmaker who found success in the United States. He was the first British actor to win an Academy Award.-Life and career:...
, Errol Flynn
Errol Flynn
Errol Leslie Flynn was an Australian-born actor. He was known for his romantic swashbuckler roles in Hollywood films, being a legend and his flamboyant lifestyle.-Early life:...
and Leslie Banks
Leslie Banks
Leslie Banks, CBE was an English theatre and cinema actor, director and producer, now best remembered playing gruff, menacing characters in black and white movies of the 1930s and 1940s.-Early life:...
.
Filmography
- Behind That CurtainBehind That Curtain (film)Behind That Curtain is a 1929 mystery film directed by Irving Cummings, starring Warner Baxter and featuring Boris Karloff. It was the first Charlie Chan film to be made at Fox Studios. It was based on the novel of the same name. Charlie Chan is played by Korean American actor E. L...
(1929) - His Glorious NightHis Glorious NightHis Glorious Night is a 1929 American romance film directed by Lionel Barrymore and starring John Gilbert in his first released talkie. It has gained notoriety as the film that reputedly ended the career of John Gilbert by revealing that he had a voice unsuitable for sound...
(1929) - One Hysterical NightOne Hysterical NightOne Hysterical Night is an American comedy film directed by William James Craft and starring Reginald Denny, Nora Lane, Walter Brennan and Peter Gawthorne.-Plot:...
(1929) - Sunnyside Up (1929)
- Temple TowerTemple TowerTemple Tower is an American crime film directed by Donald Gallaher and starring Kenneth MacKenna, Marceline Day. and Peter Gawthorne....
(1930) - Those Three French GirlsThose Three French GirlsThose Three French Girls is a 1930 American comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Fifi D'Orsay, Reginald Denny and Cliff Edwards. While on holiday in a small French town, an Englishman encounters three French girls and two American men. The dialogue was written by P.G....
(1930) - I Like Your NerveI Like Your NerveI Like Your Nerve is a 1931 comedy film directed by William C. McGann, starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and featuring Boris Karloff.-Cast:* Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. - Larry O'Brien* Loretta Young - Diane Forsythe* Henry Kolker - Areal Pacheco...
(1931) - Charlie Chan Carries On (1931)
- The Man Who Came BackThe Man Who Came BackThe Man Who Came Back is a 1931 American drama film directed by Raoul Walsh, starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell. The movie was adapted to screen by Edwin J...
(1931) - Jack's the BoyJack's the BoyJack's the Boy is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Jack Hulbert, Cicely Courtneidge, Francis Lister and Peter Gawthorne. A policeman attempts to track down a gang responsible for a smash and grab raid, thereby proving his worth to his disaproving father...
(1932) - C.O.D.C.O.D. (film)C.O.D. is a 1932 British crime film directed by Michael Powell and starring Garry Marsh, Arthur Stratton and Sybil Grove. A man assists a woman to dispose of the body of her stepfather....
(1932) - The LodgerThe Lodger (1932 film)The Lodger is a British thriller film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Ivor Novello, Elizabeth Allan and Jack Hawkins. It is based on the novel The Lodger by Marie Belloc Lowndes, also filmed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1927, by John Brahm in 1944, as Man in the Attic directed by Hugo Fregonese,...
(1932) - The Flag LieutenantThe Flag Lieutenant (1932 film)The Flag Lieutenant is a 1932 British war film based on the play by William Price Drury and directed by and starring Henry Edwards. It also featured Anna Neagle, Joyce Bland and Peter Gawthorne...
(1932) - His LordshipHis LordshipHis Lordship is a 1932 British musical comedy drama film directed by Michael Powell. It was made as a Quota quickie.-Plot:Cheerful Cockney Bert Gibbs inherits a title from his father and becomes Lord Thornton Heath. But then he meets up with movie star Ilya Myona and when his mother asks about her,...
(1932) - The House of TrentThe House of TrentThe House of Trent is a 1933 British drama film directed by Norman Walker and starring Anne Grey, Wendy Barrie, Moore Marriott and Peter Gawthorne. A doctor faces both a scandal and a moral dilemma when a patient of his dies while he is making love to a press magnate's daughter. It was also...
(1933) - Prince of ArcadiaPrince of ArcadiaPrince of Arcadia is a 1933 British musical comedy film directed by Hanns Schwarz and starring Carl Brisson, Margot Grahame, Ida Lupino and Peter Gawthorne. A Ruritanian Prince is due to marry a princess with acting ambitions, but he has fallen in love with another woman....
(1933) - The Blarney StoneThe Blarney StoneThe Blarney Stone is a 1933 British comedy film directed by and starring Tom Walls. It also features Anne Grey, Robert Douglas, Zoe Palmer and Peter Gawthorne...
(1933) - Leave It to SmithLeave It to SmithLeave It to Smith is a 1933 British comedy film directed by and starring Tom Walls. It also featured Carol Goodner, Anne Grey, Peter Gawthorne and Basil Radford...
(1933) - Perfect UnderstandingPerfect UnderstandingPerfect Understanding is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Cyril Gardner and starring Laurence Olivier, Gloria Swanson and John Halliday.-Plot:...
(1933) - Mr Stringfellow Says NoMr Stringfellow Says NoMr Stringfellow Says No is a 1934 British thriller film directed by Randall Faye and starring Neil Hamilton, Claude Dampier and Muriel Aked. It was also released as Accidental Spy.-Cast:* Neil Hamilton - Jeremy Stringfellow...
(1934) - My Old Dutch (1934)
- The Camels are ComingThe Camels are Coming (film)The Camels are Coming is a 1934 British comedy adventure film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Jack Hulbert, Anna Lee, Hartley Power and Harold Huth...
(1934) - Girls, Please!Girls, Please!Girls, Please! is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Sydney Howard, Jane Baxter, Meriel Forbes and Peter Gawthorne...
(1934) - Money MadMoney Mad (1934 film)Money Mad is a British drama film directed by Frank Richardson and starring Virginia Cherrill, Garry Marsh, and Peter Gawthorne.-Cast:* Virginia Cherrill - Linda* Garry Marsh - Rutherford* D. A. Clarke-Smith - Phillips...
(1934) - Two Hearts in Waltz TimeTwo Hearts in Waltz Time (1934 film)Two Hearts in Waltz Time is a 1934 British musical romance film directed by Carmine Gallone and Joe May. It starred Carl Brisson, Frances Day, Bert Coote and Roland Culver. A composer falls in love with the star of an opera company.-Cast:...
(1934) - Dirty WorkDirty Work (1934 film)Dirty Work is a 1934 British comedy crime film directed by Tom Walls and starring Ralph Lynn, Gordon Harker, Robertson Hare and Basil Sydney...
(1934) - Murder at Monte CarloMurder at Monte CarloMurder at Monte Carlo is a 1934 crime film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Errol Flynn, Eve Gray, Paul Graetz and Molly Lamont. The film was Flynn's debut film in the UK...
(1934) - Grand PrixGrand Prix (1934 film)Grand Prix is a 1934 British sports drama film written and directed by St. John Legh Clowes and starring John Stuart, Gillian Sande, Milton Rosmer and Peter Gawthorne. A racing car driver accidentally kills his fiancee's father.-Cast:...
(1934) - Something Always HappensSomething Always HappensSomething Always Happens is a 1934 British film directed by Michael Powell. It was made as a Quota quickie.- Plot :Peter Middleton is an unemployed car salesman. He maintains his optimism and refuses the charity offered by his friends, saying that having no money would force him to go to work. He...
(1934) - The Iron DukeThe Iron Duke (film)The Iron Duke is a 1934 British historical film directed by Victor Saville and starring George Arliss, Ellaline Terriss, Gladys Cooper and Peter Gawthorne...
(1934) - Money MadMoney Mad (1934 film)Money Mad is a British drama film directed by Frank Richardson and starring Virginia Cherrill, Garry Marsh, and Peter Gawthorne.-Cast:* Virginia Cherrill - Linda* Garry Marsh - Rutherford* D. A. Clarke-Smith - Phillips...
(1934) - No LimitNo Limit (1936 film)No Limit is a 1935 British comedy film which was released by Associated Talking Pictures. It starred George Formby and Florence Desmond.-Synopsis:...
(1935) - Crime UnlimitedCrime UnlimitedCrime Unlimited is a 1935 British crime film that was made as a Quota quickie. It was directed by Ralph Ince.-Plot:The Merrick gang have pulled off a diamond robbery and murdered a police officer investigating their crimes. A paper saying "AD 1935" was found on the murdered officer's body...
(1935) - The Divine SparkThe Divine SparkThe Divine Spark is a 1935 British musical film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Marta Eggerth, Phillip Holmes, Benita Hume and Donald Calthrop...
(1935) - Who's your Father? (1935)
- Boys Will Be Boys (1935)
- Me and MarlboroughMe and MarlboroughMe and Marlborough is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Victor Saville and starring Cicely Courtneidge, Tom Walls, Barry MacKay, Peter Gawthorne, Henry Oscar and Cecil Parker.-Plot summary:...
(1935) - Stormy Weather (1935)
- The Crouching BeastThe Crouching BeastThe Crouching Beast is a 1935 British drama film directed by Victor Hanbury and starring Fritz Kortner, Wynne Gibson and Richard Bird.-Plot:...
(1935) - Everybody DanceEverybody Dance (film)Everybody Dance is a 1936 British musical film directed by Charles Reisner and starring Cicely Courtneidge, Ernest Truex, Percy Parsons and Alma Taylor.-Cast:* Cicely Courtneidge - Katharine 'Lady Kate' Levering* Ernest Truex - Wilbur Spurgeon...
(1936) - Crime over LondonCrime Over LondonCrime Over London is a 1936 British crime film featuring Margot Grahame, Peter Gawthorne, Basil Sydney and Googie Withers....
(1936) - East Meets WestEast Meets West (1936 film)East Meets West is a 1936 British drama film directed by Herbert Mason and starring George Arliss, Lucie Mannheim, Godfrey Tearle and John Laurie...
(1936) - The Man Behind the MaskThe Man Behind the MaskThe Man Behind the Mask is a 1936 British mystery film directed by Michael Powell and starring Hugh Williams, Jane Baxter, Ronald Ward, Maurice Schwartz, George Merritt, Henry Oscar and Peter Gawthorne...
(1936) - Pot Luck (1936)
- Wolf's ClothingWolf's ClothingWolf's Clothing is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Andrew Marton and starring Claude Hulbert, Gordon Harker and Lilli Palmer. A blundering group of secret agents mistake a Foreign Office official for a dangerous international assasain.-Cast:...
(1936) - Windbag the SailorWindbag the SailorWindbag the Sailor is a British comedy film directed by William Beaudine, starring Will Hay in the title role. Ben Cutlet is a sea captain who entertains his bar room audience with tales of his days at sea, even though in reality his maritime experience extends only to navigating a coal barge...
(1936) - A Woman AloneA Woman Alone (film)A Woman Alone is a 1936 British drama film directed by Eugene Frenke and starring Anna Sten, Henry Wilcoxon and Viola Keats. It was also released as Two Who Dared. An officer becomes entangled in a love affair with a woman who works as a maid....
(1936) - The Amazing Quest of Ernest BlissThe Amazing Quest of Ernest BlissThe Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss is a 1936 British romantic comedy film directed by Alfred Zeisler and starring Cary Grant. The film was re-issued in the United States in 1937 under the title The Amazing Adventure. It is a remake of the 1920 film The Amazing Quest of Mr. Ernest Bliss.-Plot...
(1936) - Riding HighRiding High (1937 film)Riding High is a 1937 British comedy film directed by David MacDonald and starring Claude Dampier, John Garrick, Kathleen Gibson and Helen Haye...
(1937) - Good Morning, BoysGood Morning, BoysGood Morning, Boys is a 1937 British comedy film featuring Will Hay, Martita Hunt, Lilli Palmer and Peter Gawthorne.-Plot outline:Will Hay plays the roguish headmaster, Dr Twist, of a dubious boarding school for boys. Twist bets on the horses with his pupils and teaches them little...
(1937) - The Last AdventurersThe Last AdventurersThe Last Adventurers is a 1937 British drama film directed by Roy Kellino and starring Niall MacGinnis, Roy Emerton, Linden Travers and Peter Gawthorne.-Cast:* Niall MacGinnis - Jeremy Bowker* Roy Emerton - John Arkell* Linden Travers - Ann Arkell...
(1937) - Brief EcstasyBrief EcstasyBrief Ecstasy is a 1937 British drama film directed by Edmond T. Gréville and starring Paul Lukas, Hugh Williams, Linden Travers and Marie Ney.-Cast:* Paul Lukas - Professor Paul Bernardy* Hugh Williams - Jim Wyndham...
(1937) - The Ticket of Leave ManThe Ticket of Leave ManThe Ticket of Leave Man is a 1937 British thriller film directed by George King and starring Tod Slaughter, John Warwick and Marjorie Taylor.- Plot summary :A man is wrongly accused of a series of killings, leaving him to hunt the real murderer....
(1937) - GangwayGangway (film)Gangway is a 1937 British musical film directed by Sonnie Hale and starring Jessie Matthews, Barry MacKay, Nat Pendleton and Alistair Sim. A young reporter goes undercover to unmask a gang of criminals who are planning a jewel heist.-Main cast:...
(1937) - Under a CloudUnder a CloudUnder a Cloud is a 1937 British drama film directed by George King and starring Betty Ann Davies, Edward Rigby, Bernard Clifton, Brian Buchel and Peter Gawthorne. A man returns from Australia and tries to reconcile with his estranged family....
(1937)
- Jericho (1937)
- Father Steps OutFather Steps Out (1937 film)Father Steps Out is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring George Carney, Dinah Sheridan, Bruce Seton and Peter Gawthorne.-Cast:* George Carney - Joe Hardcastle* Dinah Sheridan - Helen Hardcastle* Bruce Seton - Johnnie Miller...
(1937) - Return of a StrangerReturn of a Stranger (1937 film)Return of a Stranger is a 1937 British drama film directed by Victor Hanbury and starring Griffith Jones, Rosalyn Boulter, Ellis Jeffries and Athole Stewart.-Cast:* Griffith Jones - James Martin* Rosalyn Boulter - Carol Wall* Ellis Jeffries - Lady Wall...
(1937) - Georges Bizet, Composer of Carmen (1938, short)
- Convict 99Convict 99Convict 99 is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring British comedian Will Hay and Googie Withers.-Synopsis:Incompetent Dr Benjamin Twist is dismissed from his job as headmaster at St. Michaels' School Convict 99 is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel...
(1938) - Ask a PolicemanAsk A PolicemanAsk a Policeman is a 1939 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel which stars Will Hay, Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt. The title comes from the popular music hall song Ask a Policeman. The Turnbottom Round police force are threatened with dismissal by their Chief Constable and decide to...
(1938) - Hey! Hey! USA!Hey! Hey! USA!Hey! Hey! USA is a 1938 British comedy film starring comedian Will Hay, Edgar Kennedy and Eddie Ryan. Hay appears as Benjamin Twist, a porter who accidentally finds himself on a ship bound for the United States.-Plot outline:...
(1938) - Easy RichesEasy RichesEasy Riches is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring George Carney, Gus McNaughton, Marjorie Taylor and Tom Helmore...
(1938) - ScruffyScruffy (film)Scruffy is a 1938 British family film directed by Randall Faye and starring Jack Melford, Billy Merson and Peter Gawthorne. A young boy runs away from his wealthy home because his mother does not like his dog, and ends up living with a burglar.-Cast:...
(1938) - Alf's Button AfloatAlf's Button AfloatAlf's Button Afloat is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Bud Flanagan, Chesney Allen, Jimmy Nervo, Alastair Sim and Peter Gawthorne. The Crazy Gang go to sea. It paradoies the 1920 novel Alf's Button by W.A...
(1938) - What Would You Do, Chums?What Would You Do, Chums?What Would You Do, Chums? is a 1939 British drama film directed by John Baxter and starring Syd Walker, Jean Gillie, Cyril Chamberlain and Peter Gawthorne.-Cast:* Syd Walker - Himself/Narrator* Jean Gillie - Lucy* Cyril Chamberlain - Mike Collins...
(1939) - Goodbye Mr. Chips (1939)
- Flying Fifty-FiveFlying Fifty-FiveFlying Fifty-Five is a 1939 British, black-and-white, drama, racing film, directed by Reginald Denham and starring Ronald Shiner as Scrubby Oaks, Derrick De Marney, Nancy Burne, John Warwick and Peter Gawthorne. It was produced by Admiral Films...
(1939) - Sword of HonourSword of Honour (film)Sword of Honour is a 1939 British drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Geoffrey Toone, Sally Gray, Wally Patch and Peter Gawthorne...
(1939) - Dead Men are DangerousDead Men are DangerousDead Men are Dangerous is a 1939 British crime film directed by Harold French and starring Robert Newton, Betty Lynne John Warwick and Peter Gawthorne...
(1939) - Inspector HornleighInspector Hornleigh (film)Inspector Hornleigh is a 1938 British detective film directed by Eugene Forde and starring Gordon Harker, Alastair Sim, Miki Hood, Peter Gawthorne and Wally Patch....
(1939) - Home from HomeHome from Home (film)Home from Home is a 1939 British comedy drama film directed by Herbert Smith and starring Sandy Powell, René Ray and Peter Gawthorne. A man struggles to cope with life after being released from prison.-Cast:* Sandy Powell - Sandy...
(1939) - Traitor SpyTraitor SpyTraitor Spy is a 1939 British mystery film directed by Walter Summers and starring Bruce Cabot, Marta Labarr, Tamara Desni and Edward Lexy. -Cast:* Bruce Cabot - Ted Healey* Marta Labarr - Freyda Healey* Tamara Desni - Marie Dufreyene...
(1939) - Secret JourneySecret Journey (film)Secret Journey is a 1939 British thriller film directed by John Baxter and starring Basil Radford, Silvia St. Claire and Thorley Walters. A British agent travels to Berlin to recover a top-secret invention that has been stolen by German intelligence.-Cast:...
(1939) - Two for DangerTwo for DangerTwo for Danger is a 1940 British crime film directed by George King and starring Barry K. Barnes, Greta Gynt, Ian McLean and Gordon McLeod.-Cast:* Barry K...
(1940) - Where's That Fire?Where's That Fire?Where's That Fire? is a 1940 British comedy film, produced by Twentieth Century Fox, directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Will Hay, Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt.-Synopsis:...
(1940) - Three Silent MenThree Silent MenThree Silent Men is a 1940 British crime film directed by Daniel Birt and starring Sebastian Shaw, Derrick De Marney, Patricia Roc and Arthur Hambling...
(1940) - Band WaggonBand Waggon (film)Band Waggon is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch and Moore Marriott. It was based on the BBC radio show Band Waggon.-Plot:...
(1940) - Laugh it OffLaugh It Off (1940 film)Laugh It Off is a 1940 British musical comedy film directed by John Baxter and Wallace Orton and starring Tommy Trinder, Jean Colin, Anthony Hulme and Marjorie Browne.-Cast:* Tommy Trinder - Tommy Towers* Jean Colin - Sally* Anthony Hulme - Somers...
(1940) - They Came by NightThey Came by NightThey Came by Night is a 1940 British crime film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Will Fyffe, Phyllis Calvert and Anthony Hulme. A man is blackmailed into taking his brother's place in a gang for a jewellry heist.-Cast:...
(1940) - I Thank YouI Thank You (film)I Thank You is a 1941 British comedy filmdirected by Marcel Varnel and starring Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch, Graham Moffatt and Moore Marriott. It was produced by Edward Black at Gainsborough Pictures.- Plot summary :...
(1941) - Cottage to LetCottage to LetCottage to Let is a 1941 spy film starring Leslie Banks, Alastair Sim and John Mills. Set in World War II Scotland, its plot concerns Nazi spies trying to kidnap an inventor.-Plot:...
(1941) - Pimpernel Smith (1941)
- Love on the DoleLove on the DoleLove on the Dole is a novel by Walter Greenwood, about working class poverty in 1930s Northern England. It has been made into both a play and a film.-The novel:...
(1941) - Crook's TourCrook's TourCrook's Tour is a 1941 British film directed by John Baxter featuring Charters and Caldicott. It is adapted from a BBC radio serials of the same name.-Plot:Charters and Caldicott are touring the Middle East...
(1941) - Inspector Hornleigh Goes To ItInspector Hornleigh Goes To ItInspector Hornleigh Goes To It is a 1941 British detective film directed by Walter Forde and starring Gordon Harker, Alastair Sim, Phyllis Calvert and Edward Chapman. It was the third and final film adaptation of the Inspector Hornleigh stories...
(1941) - Old Mother Riley's GhostsOld Mother Riley's GhostsOld Mother Riley's Ghosts is a 1941 British comedy film directed by John Baxter and starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane and John Stuart. It was part of the long-running Old Mother Riley series. Old Mother Riley inherits a castle in Scotland, but it appears to be haunted.-Cast:* Arthur Lucan ... ...
(1941) - GasbagsGasbagsGasbags is a 1941 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and Marcel Varnel and starring The Crazy Gang.-Plot summary:The film brims with British comedy talent of the period. The Crazy Gang’s mobile fish and chip shop is accidentally tied to a barrage balloon and the gang is carried to Nazi...
(1941) - Let the People SingLet the People Sing (film)Let the People Sing is a 1942 British comedy film directed by John Baxter and starring Alastair Sim, Fred Emney and Edward Rigby. A small town bands together to try to save their music hall from closure. It was based on the novel Let the People Sing by J.B...
(1942) - Much Too ShyMuch Too ShyMuch Too Shy is a 1942 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring George Formby, Kathleen Harrison, Hilda Bayley and Eileen Bennett.-Cast:* George Formby - George Any* Kathleen Harrison - Amelia Peabody* Hilda Bayley - Lady Driscoll...
(1942) - They Flew AloneThey Flew AloneThey Flew Alone is a 1942 British, black-and-white, biopic, drama, propaganda, war film, directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Robert Newton and Edward Chapman...
(1942) - The Young Mr. Pitt (1942)
- Women Aren't AngelsWomen Aren't AngelsWomen Aren't Angels is a 1943 British comedy film directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring Robertson Hare, Alfred Drayton, Polly Ward and Joyce Heron.-Cast:* Robertson Hare - Wilmer Popday* Alfred Drayton - Alfred Bandle* Polly Ward - Frankie Delane...
(1943) - The Hundred Pound WindowThe Hundred Pound WindowThe Hundred Pound Window is a 1944 British crime film directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starring Anne Crawford, David Farrar, Frederick Leister and Richard Attenborough. An accountant has to take a second job working at a racetrack where he soon becomes mixed up with a shady crowd.-Cast:* Anne...
(1944) - Bell-Bottom George (1944)
- Murder in ReverseMurder in ReverseMurder in Reverse? is a 1945 British thriller film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring William Hartnell, Jimmy Hanley, Petula Clark, Dinah Sheridan, and Chili Bouchier. After many years serving a prison sentence for a murder he didn't commit, a man tries to seek the truth behind the crime and...
(1945) - This Man Is MineThis Man Is Mine (1946 film)This Man Is Mine is a 1946 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Tom Walls, Glynis Johns and Jeanne De Casalis. A Canadian soldier is billeted with a British family for the Christmas holidays to the delight of the two unmarried daughters...
(1946) - Nothing Venture (1948)
- High Jinks in SocietyHigh Jinks in SocietyHigh Jinks in Society is a 1949 British comedy film directed by John Guillermin and Robert Jordan Hill and starring Ben Wrigley, Barbara Shaw, Basil Appleby, Peter Gawthorne and Moore Marriott...
(1949) - Kind Hearts and CoronetsKind Hearts and CoronetsKind Hearts and Coronets is a 1949 British black comedy feature film. The plot is loosely based on the 1907 novel Israel Rank: The Autobiography of a Criminal by Roy Horniman, with the screenplay written by Robert Hamer and John Dighton and the film directed by Hamer...
(1949) - The Case of Charles PeaceThe Case of Charles PeaceThe Case of Charles Peace is a 1949 British crime film directed by Norman Lee and starring Michael Martin Harvey, Chili Bouchier and Valentine Dyall.-Cast:* Michael Martin Harvey ... Charles Peace* Chili Bouchier ... Katherine Dyson...
(1949) - Soho ConspiracySoho ConspiracySoho Conspiracy is a 1950 British musical drama film directed by Cecil H. Williamson and starring Jacques Labrecque, Zena Marshall, Peter Gawthorne, Max Harrison and Syd Harrison....
(1950) - The Elusive PimpernelThe Elusive PimpernelThe Elusive Pimpernel is a 1950 British period adventure film by the British-based director-writer team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, based on the novel The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy. Despite having been shot in color, it was released in the United States in black and...
(1950) - Death Is a NumberDeath Is a NumberDeath Is a Number is a 1951 British horror film directed by Robert Henryson and starring Terence Alexander, Lesley Osmond and Peter Gawthorne.-Cast:* Terence Alexander - Alan Robert* Lesley Osmond - Joan Robert* Peter Gawthorne - James Gregson...
(1951) - Paul Temple ReturnsPaul Temple ReturnsPaul Temple Returns is a 1952 British crime film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring John Bentley, Patricia Dainton and Peter Gawthorne. It was the fourth and last in the series of Paul Temple films, although the character was revived for the BBC television series Paul Temple in 1969.-Cast:*...
(1952) - Knights of the Round Table (1953)
- Five DaysFive DaysFive Days is a British dramatic television series produced by the BBC in association with Home Box Office . The first series was first broadcast on BBC One from 23 January to 1 February 2007, and repeated on BBC Four from 9 April to 13 April 2007....
(1954) - Tale of Three Women (1954)
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, episode '"The Thief of London'" (1956)