''Easy Riches'' is a 1938 British
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Maclean Rogers and starring
George Carney
George Carney (21 November 1887 – 9 December 1947) was a British comedian and film actor.
Born in Bristol, he worked in the Liverpool Cotton Exchange, in a furniture business, then in the Belfast shipyards. In 1906 he made his debut stage ...
,
Gus McNaughton,
Marjorie Taylor
Marjorie Taylor (1912–1974) was a British stage and film actress.Goble p.491 She played the female lead in several Tod Slaughter films during the 1930s.
Filmography
* '' The Heirloom Mystery'' (1936)
* '' The Crimes of Stephen Hawke'' (1936)
...
and
Tom Helmore.
Plot
Two rival firms of builders fight for business in a small town.
Cast
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George Carney
George Carney (21 November 1887 – 9 December 1947) was a British comedian and film actor.
Born in Bristol, he worked in the Liverpool Cotton Exchange, in a furniture business, then in the Belfast shipyards. In 1906 he made his debut stage ...
- Sam Miller
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Gus McNaughton - Joe Hicks
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Molly Hamley-Clifford
Molly Hamley-Clifford (born Irene Leila Hamley Clifford; 1 August 1887 – 7 June 1956) was a British stage and film actress.
Early life
Clifford was born on 1 August 1887 in Exeter the daughter of George W and Eliza Clifford.
Selected filmo ...
- Mrs Miller
*
Tom Helmore - Harry Miller
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Marjorie Taylor
Marjorie Taylor (1912–1974) was a British stage and film actress.Goble p.491 She played the female lead in several Tod Slaughter films during the 1930s.
Filmography
* '' The Heirloom Mystery'' (1936)
* '' The Crimes of Stephen Hawke'' (1936)
...
- Dorothy Hicks
*
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-upo ...
- Stacey Lang
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Aubrey Mallalieu - Mr Marsden
*
Michael Ripper - Cuthbert
References
External links
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1938 films
1938 comedy films
British comedy films
Films directed by Maclean Rogers
Films set in England
Films set in Paris
Quota quickies
British black-and-white films
1930s English-language films
1930s British films
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