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Alf's Button Afloat
''Alf'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. In the film, the Crazy Gang go to sea, where one of them discovers a button on his uniform is made from the metal of Aladdin's lamp. The film parodies the 1920 novel '' Alf's Button'' by W.A. Darlington and its subsequent film adaptations. Cast * Bud Flanagan as Alf Higgins * Chesney Allen as Ches * Jimmy Nervo as Cecil * Teddy Knox as Teddy * Charlie Naughton as Charlie * Jimmy Gold as Jimmy * Alastair Sim as Eustace * Wally Patch as Sergeant Hawkins * Peter Gawthorne as Captain Driscol * Agnes Lauchlan as Lady Driscol * Glennis Lorimer as Frankie Driscol * James Carney as Lieutenant John Hardy * Wilson Coleman Wilson Coleman (1873–1940) was a British actor. He started his stage career in 1891, playing juvenile and heavy parts. He worked with Barry Jackson (director), Barry Jackson for five years. He t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Varnel
Marcel Varnel (16 October 1892 – 13 July 1947) was French film director, notably however for his career in the United States and England as a director of plays and films Biography He was born Marcel Hyacinthe le Bozec in Paris, France. Varnel started his working life on the Paris stage, soon becoming a director of musical comedies. In 1925 he moved to New York City working as director in several Broadway operettas, musicals and dramas for the Shubert family. This was followed by a move to Hollywood where he directed three low budget thrillers. In 1934, he moved to England and it was as a director of British comedies – initially working at British International Pictures, Elstree, then moving in 1936 to Gainsborough Pictures – where he produced his best films. Among the performers he worked with were Will Hay, The Crazy Gang, Arthur Askey and George Formby. He died in a car crash near Rake, West Sussex. Films *'' The Silent Witness'' (1932) (U.S.A.) – Director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Gawthorne
Peter Gawthorne (1 September 1884 – 17 March 1962) was an Anglo-Irish actor, probably best known for his roles in the films of Will Hay and other popular British comedians of the 1930s and 1940s. Gawthorne was one of Britain's most called-upon supporting actors during this period. Early life and career He was born in 1884 in Queen's County (now County Laois) in Ireland, but spent most of his career in England. After two years at the ''Academy of Dramatic Art'', Gawthorne began a career on the London stage, eventually running up over twenty years experience there. His debut was in 1906, a walk-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.Findon, B.W. (ed.) "''The Boy''", ''The Play Pictorial'', No. 186, Vol. XXXI, 1917, pp. 33–35 He also studied singing. He then toured Australia, South Africa and America, making his film debut in Hollywood before returning to Britain, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Comedy Films
British comedy films are comedy films produced in the United Kingdom. In the early 1930s, film adaptations of stage farces were popular. British comedy films are numerous, but among the most notable are the Ealing comedies, the 1950s work of the Boulting Brothers, and innumerable popular comedy series including the St Trinian's films, the '' Doctor'' series, and the long-running Carry On films. Some of the best known British film comedy stars include Will Hay, George Formby, Norman Wisdom, Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers and the Monty Python team. Other actors associated with British comedy films include Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas, Margaret Rutherford, Irene Handl and Leslie Phillips. Most British comedy films of the early 1970s were spin-offs of television series. Recent successful films include the working-class comedies '' Brassed Off'' (1996) and ''The Full Monty'' (1997), the more middle class Richard Curtis-scripted films '' Four Weddings and a Funeral'' (1994) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930s English-language Films
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1938 Comedy Films
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1938 Films
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Richard Cooper (actor)
Richard Cooper (16 July 189318 June 1947) was a British actor who starred in twenty eight films between 1930 and 1941. He was born in Harrow-on-the-Hill in 1893. He started his stage work as a comedy actor in 1913 before later graduating to films. Cooper played Captain Hastings in the 1930s series of Hercule Poirot films. He worked frequently with the director Leslie S. Hiscott for whom he made his screen debut in '' The House of the Arrow''. Filmography * '' The House of the Arrow'' (1930) * '' At the Villa Rose'' (1930) * '' The Last Hour'' (1930) * ''Lord Richard in the Pantry'' (1930) * '' Kissing Cup's Race'' (1930) * '' Enter the Queen'' (1930) * ''Bed and Breakfast'' (1930) * '' The Officers' Mess'' (1931) * '' Rodney Steps In'' (1931) * '' Black Coffee'' (1931) * '' The Other Mrs. Phipps'' (1932) * ''Once Bitten'' (1932) * '' The First Mrs. Fraser'' (1932) * '' Double Dealing'' (1932) * '' Home, Sweet Home'' (1933) * ''Mannequin'' (1934) * ''The Four Masked Men'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilson Coleman
Wilson Coleman (1873–1940) was a British actor. He started his stage career in 1891, playing juvenile and heavy parts. He worked with Barry Jackson for five years. He toured both North and South America as well as South Africa. His hobbies were anything mechanical, electrical and optical, giving him the knowledge to invent his own camera for taking moving pictures. This led to him being in the photographic section of the RFC in World War I. Partial filmography * ''Doss House'' (1933) * ''Kentucky Minstrels'' (1934) * ''Borrow a Million'' (1934) * '' Music Hall'' (1934) * '' Flood Tide'' (1934) * '' Say It with Flowers'' (1934) * '' Lest We Forget'' (1934) * '' Blue Smoke'' (1935) * '' A Real Bloke'' (1935) * ''Sexton Blake and the Mademoiselle'' (1935) * ''Mother, Don't Rush Me'' (1936) * '' Blind Man's Bluff'' (1936) * '' Toilers of the Sea'' (1936) * ''Doctor Syn'' (1937) * ''Alf's Button Afloat'' (1938) * ''Stepping Toes'' (1938) * ''Where's That Fire? ''Where's T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glennis Lorimer
Glennis Lorimer (''Glennis Dorothy Browne''; 27 April 1913 – 17 November 1968) was a British actress, who appeared in a number of films during the 1930s. She also appeared in the Gainsborough Pictures logo before the opening credits of films by that studio. She made her debut in the 1933 film ''Britannia of Billingsgate''. Her last film appearance was in the 1939 Will Hay comedy '' Ask a Policeman''. She died of cancer of the esophagus at Guy's Hospital, London. Selected filmography * ''Britannia of Billingsgate'' (1933) * '' Orders is Orders'' (1934) * '' My Old Dutch'' (1934) * ''Old Faithful'' (1935) * ''Car of Dreams'' (1935) * ''Strictly Illegal'' (1935) * '' It's Love Again'' (1936) * '' All In'' (1936) * ''The Interrupted Honeymoon'' (1936) * ''Farewell to Cinderella ''Farewell to Cinderella'' is a 1937 British romance film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Anne Pichon, John Robinson and Glennis Lorimer. The film was made at the Nettlefold Studios in Walton-o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnes Lauchlan
Agnes Lauchlan (10 February 1905 – 28 August 1993) was a British stage, film and television actress. Agnes Mary Lauchlan, was born on 10 February 1905 in Putney, London, to Henry D. Lauchlan, a surgeon, and his Scottish-born wife Minnie. She trained at RADA, and made her stage debut in 1924. Lauchlan married William Connelly in Surrey in 1948. She died in Surrey on 28 August 1993. Selected filmography * ''The Compulsory Wife'' (1937) * ''Oh, Mr Porter!'' (1937) * ''Alf's Button Afloat'' (1938) * '' The Spy in Black'' (1939) * '' Me and My Pal'' (1939) * '' The Young Mr. Pitt'' (1942) * '' This Man Is Mine'' (1946) * '' Once Upon a Dream'' (1949) * ''Time Is My Enemy ''Time Is My Enemy'' is a 1954 British crime film directed by Don Chaffey and starring Dennis Price, Renée Asherson and Patrick Barr. Plot Small-time crook Radley (Dennis Price) returns after a long absence to discover his wife Barbara (Rene ...'' (1954) References * Death GRO Index: CONNELY, Agnes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wally Patch
Walter Sydney Vinnicombe (26 September 1888 – 27 October 1970) was an English actor and comedian. He worked in film, television and theatre. Biography Vinnicombe was born in Willesden, Middlesex and began working on the music hall stages in 1912 and at regular theatres in 1938 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. His first film appearance was in 1928, and went on to appear in 213 other films. He worked up to his death, with his last television appearance in the comedy '' Doctor in the House'' in 1970. Partial filmography * ''Blighty'' (1927) - Drill Sergeant * '' Boadicea'' (1927) - Officer in Roman Army (uncredited) * '' The King's Highway'' (1927) - Police Chief * '' Carry On'' (1927) - Andrews * '' The Luck of the Navy'' (1927) - Stoker Clark * ''The Guns of Loos'' (1928) - Sergeant * '' Shooting Stars'' (1928) - Property Man * '' Balaclava'' (1928) - Trooper Strang * '' A Reckless Gamble'' (1928) - Wally * '' You Know What Sailors Are'' (1928) - Seaman * ''High Treason'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Gold
Jimmy McGonigal (21 April 1886 – 7 October 1967), known professionally as Jimmy Gold, was a Scottish comedian and part of the music hall act of Naughton and Gold. Later they became part of The Crazy Gang. Gold was born in Glasgow. His parents were John McGonigal, a painter and decorator, and Elizabeth (whose maiden name was Gold). He had either four or five brothers and three sisters. Harry was the oldest and Jimmy was second oldest. Others included Danny, Johnny, and Peter (the youngest). The sisters were Elizabeth, Agnes and another one who died when just a few years old. He is remembered as a happy, good natured man. Jimmy went into the family trade of painting and decorating till he joined up with Naughton. They were tap dancers to start with but the comedy gradually took over. As part of the Crazy Gang, he, and they, held the record for the number of appearances at the Royal Variety Show in front of the Queen. The Crazy Gang were favourites of the young Princess Margar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
