Mickey Brantford (26 March 1911 – 18 October 1984) was an English actor and film production manager . Mickey Brantford was born Michael Richard Henry Comerford into a theatrical family, in

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. He began his career in the silent film era as a popular

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, and appeared in a series of Sexton Blake shorts as the detective's assistant,

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Selected filmography

* '' A Man the Army Made'' (1917) * ''

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'' (1922) * '' The Sporting Instinct'' (1922) * '' The Knockout'' (1923) * '' This Freedom'' (1923) * '' The Rest Cure'' (1923) * '' Not for Sale'' (1924) * '' Afraid of Love'' (1925) * ''

Thou Fool ''Thou Fool'' is a 1928 British silent drama film directed by Fred Paul and starring Stewart Rome, Marjorie Hume and Mary Rorke. Anthony Asquith worked on the film as an assistant director. Cast * Stewart Rome as Robert Barker * Marjorie Hume ...

'' (1926) * ‘’

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’’ (1926) * ''

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'' (1927) * ''

Carry On Carry On may refer to: * ''Carry On'' (franchise), a British comedy media franchise *Carry-on luggage or hand luggage, luggage that is carried into the passenger compartment * ''Carry On'' (film), a 1927 British silent film * ''Carry On'' (novel), ...

'' (1927) * '' The Rolling Road'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1928) * '' The Burgomaster of Stilemonde'' (1929) * '' Suspense'' (1930) * ''

The Stolen Necklace ''The Stolen Necklace'' is a 1933 British crime film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Lester Matthews, Joan Marion and Mickey Brantford. It was made as a quota quickie at Teddington Studios.Wood p.76 Cast * Lester Matthews as Clive ...

'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1934) * '' My Old Dutch'' (1934) * '' Me and Marlborough'' (1935) * '' The Phantom Light'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1935) * '' Strictly Illegal'' (1935) * '' Twice Branded'' (1936) * ''

The Last Journey ''The Last Journey'' is a 1936 British drama film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring Godfrey Tearle, Hugh Williams and Judy Gunn. Synopsis A train driver (Julien Mitchell) on his last journey before retirement thinks his fireman is having ...

'' (1936) * '' Where There's a Will'' (1936) * '' Darby and Joan'' (1937) * ''

The Reverse Be My Lot ''The Reverse Be My Lot'' is a 1937 British drama film directed by Raymond Stross and starring Ian Fleming, Marjorie Corbett and Mickey Brantford. The screenplay involves a physician who discovers a medicine to combat a major outbreak of disease. ...

'' (1937)

References

Bibliography

* Holmstrom, John. ''The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995'', Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 48.

External links

* 1911 births 1984 deaths Male actors from London English male film actors English male silent film actors English male child actors 20th-century English male actors {{UK-film-actor-stub