Three Men in a Boat (1933 film)
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Three Men in a Boat is a 1933 British
comedy film
directed by Graham Cutts
and starring William Austin, Edmund Breon
, Billy Milton
and Davy Burnaby
. It is based on the novel Three Men in a Boat
by Jerome K. Jerome
which depitcts three men and a dog's adventure during a boat trip along the River Thames
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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 Graham Cutts
Graham Cutts
Graham Cutts was a British film director who was one of the leading British directors in the 1920s. His fellow director A. V. Bramble believed that Gainsborough Pictures had been built on the back of his work. His daughter was actress Patricia Cutts...
and starring William Austin, Edmund Breon
Edmund Breon
Edmund Breon was a Scottish film actor. He appeared in 131 films between 1907 and 1952....
, Billy Milton
Billy Milton
-Selected filmography:* Young Woodley * The Man from Chicago * The Great Gay Road * Three Men in a Boat * Music Hath Charms * No Escape * Aren't Men Beasts! * Yes, Madam?...
and Davy Burnaby
Davy Burnaby
Davy Burnaby was a British actor who appeared in more than thirty films between 1929 and 1948. He was born in Buckland, Hertfordshire and made his screen debut in the 1929 film The Devil's Maze. He died in 1949....
. It is based on the novel Three Men in a Boat
Three Men in a Boat
Three Men in a Boat ,The Penguin edition punctuates the title differently: Three Men in a Boat: To Say Nothing of the Dog! published in 1889, is a humorous account by Jerome K...
by Jerome K. Jerome
Jerome K. Jerome
Jerome Klapka Jerome was an English writer and humorist, best known for the humorous travelogue Three Men in a Boat.Jerome was born in Caldmore, Walsall, England, and was brought up in poverty in London...
which depitcts three men and a dog's adventure during a boat trip along the River Thames
River Thames
The River Thames flows through southern England. It is the longest river entirely in England and the second longest in the United Kingdom. While it is best known because its lower reaches flow through central London, the river flows alongside several other towns and cities, including Oxford,...
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Cast
- William Austin - Harris
- Edmund BreonEdmund BreonEdmund Breon was a Scottish film actor. He appeared in 131 films between 1907 and 1952....
- George - Billy MiltonBilly Milton-Selected filmography:* Young Woodley * The Man from Chicago * The Great Gay Road * Three Men in a Boat * Music Hath Charms * No Escape * Aren't Men Beasts! * Yes, Madam?...
- Jimmy - Davy BurnabyDavy BurnabyDavy Burnaby was a British actor who appeared in more than thirty films between 1929 and 1948. He was born in Buckland, Hertfordshire and made his screen debut in the 1929 film The Devil's Maze. He died in 1949....
- Sir Henry Harland - Iris March - Peggy
- Griffith Humphreys - Sergeant
- Stephen EwartStephen Ewart-Selected filmography:* Possession * The City of Beautiful Nonsense * The Forest on the Hill * A Temporary Vagabond * Boden's Boy * The World of Wonderful Reality * The House of Marney...
- Doctor - Victor StanleyVictor Stanley-Selected filmography:* The World, the Flesh, the Devil * Three Men in a Boat * The Umbrella * The Medicine Man * The Iron Stair * The Ghost Camera * Timbuctoo...
- Cockney - Frank Bertram - Fisherman
- Sam Wilkinson - Police Constable
- Winifred EvansWinifred EvansWinifred Evans was a British actress. In 1921 she appeared as a Germany spy in the controversial film How Kitchener Was Betrayed which was ultimately banned.-Selected filmography:* The Happy Warrior * The Lady Clare...
- Lady Harland