Two Little Drummer Boys
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Two Little Drummer Boys is a 1928 British
silent
comedy film
directed by G.B. Samuelson and starring Georgie Wood
, Derrick De Marney
and Alma Taylor
. The film was based on the 1899 play Two Little Drummer Boys by Walter Howard and was shot at Southall Studios
. It was produced by Mancunian Films
.
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...
silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
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 G.B. Samuelson and starring Georgie Wood
Wee Georgie Wood
George Wood, better known as Wee Georgie Wood, was a British actor and comedian who appeared in films, plays and music hall revues. Wood, who was a midget, worked most his professional life in the guise of a child, appearing in comic and sentimental sketches. He also wrote a column in the weekly...
, Derrick De Marney
Derrick De Marney
Derrick De Marney was an English stage and film actor and producer, of French and Irish ancestry.-Actor:On the London stage from 1922 and films from 1928...
and Alma Taylor
Alma Taylor
- Life :Taylor was born in London. She made her first screen appearance as a child actor in the 1907 film His Daughter's Voice. She went on to appear in more than 150 film roles, appearing in a number of larger-budget films such as Shadow of Egypt which was shot on location in Egypt in 1924. Taylor...
. The film was based on the 1899 play Two Little Drummer Boys by Walter Howard and was shot at Southall Studios
Southall Studios
Southall Studios was a film studio located in Southall, Middlesex in West London which operated between 1924 and 1958.The studio was constructed on the site of a former air hanger by the silent film director and producer G.B. Samuelson. The original buildings were destroyed in a fire in 1936, but...
. It was produced by Mancunian Films
Mancunian Films
Mancunian Films was a British motion picture production company organized in 1934.Founded by John E. Blakeley, the company originally produced films in London on extremely low budgets. Blakeley's first studio consisted of a single soundstage in a loft space above a taxi garage...
.
Cast
- Georgie WoodWee Georgie WoodGeorge Wood, better known as Wee Georgie Wood, was a British actor and comedian who appeared in films, plays and music hall revues. Wood, who was a midget, worked most his professional life in the guise of a child, appearing in comic and sentimental sketches. He also wrote a column in the weekly...
- Eric Carsdale - Derrick De MarneyDerrick De MarneyDerrick De Marney was an English stage and film actor and producer, of French and Irish ancestry.-Actor:On the London stage from 1922 and films from 1928...
- Jack Carsdale - Alma TaylorAlma Taylor- Life :Taylor was born in London. She made her first screen appearance as a child actor in the 1907 film His Daughter's Voice. She went on to appear in more than 150 film roles, appearing in a number of larger-budget films such as Shadow of Egypt which was shot on location in Egypt in 1924. Taylor...
- Alma Carsdale - Paul CavanaghPaul CavanaghPaul Cavanagh was an English film actor. He appeared in over 100 films between 1928 and 1959. He was born in Chislehurst and died in London from a heart attack....
- Captain Darrell - Walter ByronWalter Byron (actor)Walter Byron was an English film actor. He starred opposite Gloria Swanson in the 1929 film Queen Kelly. He appeared in 66 films between 1926 and 1942.-Selected filmography:* Tommy Atkins...
- Captain Carsdale - Julie SuedoJulie Suedo-Selected filmography:* One Colombo Night * The Triumph of the Rat * One of the Best * Two Little Drummer Boys * A Window in Piccadilly * Afterwards * The White Sheikh...
- Margaret