''Miracles Do Happen'' 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
Maclean Rogers (13 July 1899 – 4 January 1962) was a British film director and screenwriter.
Selected filmography
Director
* '' The Third Eye'' (1929)
* '' The Mayor's Nest'' (1932)
* '' Up for the Derby'' (1933)
* ''The Crime at Blossoms'' ...
and starring
Jack Hobbs
Sir John Berry Hobbs (16 December 1882– 21 December 1963), always known as Jack Hobbs, was an English professional cricketer who played for Surrey from 1905 to 1934 and for England in 61 Test matches between 1908 and 1930. Known as "The Mast ...
,
Bruce Seton
Sir Bruce Lovat Seton, 11th Baronet (29 May 1909 – 28 September 1969) was a British actor and soldier. He is best remembered for his eponymous lead role in ''Fabian of the Yard''.
Early life
Bruce Lovat Seton was born in Simla, British Ind ...
and
Marjorie Taylor. It was made at
Isleworth Studios
Isleworth Studios is the common name of two former film studios in Great Britain.
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Worton Hall Studios 1913–1952
Worton Hall Studios were based on Worton Hall, in Isleworth. This house was built in 1783 and rebuilt and extended in the ea ...
as a
quota quickie
The Cinematograph Films Act of 1927 ('' 17 & 18 Geo. V'') was an act of the United Kingdom Parliament designed to stimulate the declining British film industry. It received Royal Assent on 20 December 1927 and came into force on 1 April 1928.
D ...
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[Wood p.101]
Cast
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Jack Hobbs
Sir John Berry Hobbs (16 December 1882– 21 December 1963), always known as Jack Hobbs, was an English professional cricketer who played for Surrey from 1905 to 1934 and for England in 61 Test matches between 1908 and 1930. Known as "The Mast ...
as Barry Strangeways
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Bruce Seton
Sir Bruce Lovat Seton, 11th Baronet (29 May 1909 – 28 September 1969) was a British actor and soldier. He is best remembered for his eponymous lead role in ''Fabian of the Yard''.
Early life
Bruce Lovat Seton was born in Simla, British Ind ...
as Rodney Gilmore
*
Marjorie Taylor as Peggy Manning
*
Aubrey Mallalieu
Aubrey Mallalieu (8 June 1873 – 28 May 1948) was an English actor with a prolific career in supporting roles in films in the 1930s and 1940s.
Mallalieu began life as George William Mallalieu, the son of William Mallalieu (c. 1845–1927), a ...
as Prof. Gilmore
*
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 ...
as Mr. F. Greenlaw
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Molly Hamley-Clifford as Mrs. Greenlaw
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Anthony Holles as Proctor
* Douglas Stewart
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Derek Farr
Derrick Capel Farr (7 February 191221 March 1986) was an English actor who appeared regularly in British films and television from 1938 until his death in 1986. His more famous roles include Group Captain John Whitworth in '' The Dam Busters' ...
as Greenlaw's Secretary
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Andreas Malandrinos as Headwaiter
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Michael Ripper
Michael George Ripper (27 January 1913 – 28 June 2000) was an English character actor.
He began his film career in quota quickies in the 1930s and until the late 1950s was virtually unknown; he was seldom credited. Along with Michael Gough ...
as Morning Comet Reporter
References
Bibliography
* Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
* Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
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1938 films
British comedy films
1938 comedy films
Films shot at Isleworth Studios
Films directed by Maclean Rogers
Quota quickies
British black-and-white films
1930s English-language films
1930s British films
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