''Master and Man'' is a 1934 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
John Harlow.
Plot
Two
tramps
A tramp is a long-term homeless person who travels from place to place as a vagrant, traditionally walking all year round.
Etymology
Tramp is derived from a Middle English verb meaning to "walk with heavy footsteps" (''cf.'' modern English ''t ...
come to the rescue of a lady by saving her house from
arsonists
Arson is the crime of willfully and deliberately setting fire to or charring property. Although the act of arson typically involves buildings, the term can also refer to the intentional burning of other things, such as motor vehicles, wate ...
.
Cast
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Wallace Lupino
Wallace Lupino (23 January 1898 – 11 October 1961) was a British-born stage and film actor who was a member of the Lupino family. He appeared in 63 films between 1918 and 1945, most often with his older brother, Lupino Lane. He was born in ...
... Wally
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Barry Lupino
George Barry Lupino-Hook (7 January 1884 – 26 September 1962) was an English comedian and film actor, and a notable Pantomime dame.
He was the brother of the actor and comedian Stanley Lupino, the father of the actress Antoinette Lupino, and ...
... Barry
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Gus McNaughton
Gus McNaughton (29 July 1881 – 18 November 1969), also known as Augustus Le Clerq and Augustus Howard, was an English film actor. He appeared in 70 films between 1930 and 1947. He was born in London and died in Castor, Cambridgeshire. He ...
... Blackmailer
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Faith Bennett
Faith Margaret Ellen Bennett (1903–1969) was a British actress and ATA pilot.
Biography
Bennett was born Margaret Ellen Riddick on 12 May 1903 in London, England. One of her brothers died during the First World War.
In 1930, she married fil ...
... Lady Sinden
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Syd Crossley
Syd Crossley (18 November 1885 – 1 November 1960) was an English stage and film actor. Born in London in 1885, Crossley began his career as a music hall comedian. He appeared in more than 110 films, often cast as a butler, between 1925 an ...
... Coffee Stall Keeper
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Hal Gordon
Hal Gordon (1894–1946) was a British film actor. A character actor, he appeared in over 90 films in both comic and straight roles.
He started off as a lawyer's clerk but finding it dull he decided on the stage, making his music hall debut i ...
... Gamekeeper
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Harry Terry
Harry Terry (born 1887, date of death unknown) was an English stage and film actor. He made his stage debut in 1900, and appeared in more than 60 films between 1927 and 1952, including two films directed by Alfred Hitchcock. He was born in Londo ...
... Tiny
* George Humphries ... Slim
References
External links
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1934 films
Films shot at Welwyn Studios
Films directed by John Harlow
1934 comedy films
British comedy films
British black-and-white films
1930s English-language films
1930s British films
English-language comedy films
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