Said O'Reilly to McNab
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Said O'Reilly to McNab is a 1937 British
comedy film
directed by William Beaudine
and starring Will Mahoney
, Will Fyffe
and Ellis Drake. It was made by Gainsborough Pictures
. Leslie Arliss
and Marriott Edgar
wrote the screenplay
.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by William Beaudine
William Beaudine
William Beaudine was an American film actor and director. He was one of Hollywood's most prolific directors, turning out films in remarkable numbers and in a wide variety of genres.-Early life and career:...
and starring Will Mahoney
Will Mahoney
William James Mahoney , better known as Will Mahoney, was an American-born vaudevillian best known for his stage success in Australia. He had extensive experience on the vaudeville circuit in the US, becoming the highest paid variety star in the country by the early 1930s. In 1938 he married Evie...
, Will Fyffe
Will Fyffe
Will Fyffe was a major star of the 1930s and 1940s, a star of stage, screen and shellac.Fyffe made his debut in his father's stock company at the age of six...
and Ellis Drake. It was made by Gainsborough Pictures
Gainsborough Pictures
Gainsborough Pictures was a British film studio based on the south bank of the Regent's Canal, in Poole Street, Hoxton in the former Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch, London. Gainsborough Studios were active between 1924 and 1951. Built as a power station for the Great Northern & City Railway it...
. Leslie Arliss
Leslie Arliss
Leslie Arliss was an English screenwriter and director. He is best known for his work on the Gainsborough melodramas directing films such as The Man in Grey and The Wicked Lady. during the 1940s...
and Marriott Edgar
Marriott Edgar
Marriott Edgar , born George Marriot Edgar in Kirkcudbright, Scotland, was a poet, scriptwriter and comedian best known for writing many of the monologues performed by Stanley Holloway, particularly the 'Albert' series....
wrote the screenplay
Screenplay
A screenplay or script is a written work that is made especially for a film or television program. Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. In them, the movement, actions, expression, and dialogues of the characters are also narrated...
.
Cast
- Will MahoneyWill MahoneyWilliam James Mahoney , better known as Will Mahoney, was an American-born vaudevillian best known for his stage success in Australia. He had extensive experience on the vaudeville circuit in the US, becoming the highest paid variety star in the country by the early 1930s. In 1938 he married Evie...
- Colonel Timothy O'Reilly - Will FyffeWill FyffeWill Fyffe was a major star of the 1930s and 1940s, a star of stage, screen and shellac.Fyffe made his debut in his father's stock company at the age of six...
- Malcolm McNab - Ellis Drake - Mrs McNab
- Jean Winstanley - Mary McNab
- James CarneyJames CarneyJames Patrick Carney was a noted Irish Celtic scholar.He was born in Portlaoise, County Laois and was educated at the Christian Brothers school in Synge Street, Dublin...
- Terence O'Reilly - Sandy McDougalSandy McDougalJohn Auchanbolt McDougal was a 19th century Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched in one game for the Brooklyn Grooms in the 1895 season and five games for the St. Louis Cardinals during the 1905 season.-External links:...
- Jock McKay - Marianne Davis - Sophie
- Lillian Urquhart - Maggie
- Percy ParsonsPercy ParsonsPercy Parsons was an American-born actor and singer who worked largely in the British film industry.-Selected filmography:* Suspense * Happy Ever After * The Man from Toronto * Red Wagon...
- Mr Dunkel