''Paid in Error'' 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 featuring
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 ...
, Lillian Christine and
Tom Helmore
Tom Helmore (4 January 1904 – 12 September 1995) was an English film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1927 and 1972, including three directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
Helmore was born in London, England and died in Longboat K ...
. The screenplay concerns a man who is mistakenly given a large sum of money at the bank.
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 ...
as Will Baker
* Lillian Christine as Joan Atherton
*
Tom Helmore
Tom Helmore (4 January 1904 – 12 September 1995) was an English film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1927 and 1972, including three directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
Helmore was born in London, England and died in Longboat K ...
as Jimmy Randle
*
Marjorie Taylor as Penny Victor
*
Googie Withers as Jean Mason
*
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 ...
as Mrs. Jenkins
* Jonathan Field as Jonathan Green
*
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 George
References
External links
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''Paid in Error''at BFI
1938 comedy films
1938 films
British comedy films
British black-and-white films
Films directed by Maclean Rogers
1930s English-language films
1930s British films
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