''Television Talent'' is a 1937 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
Robert Edmunds and starring
Richard Goolden
Richard Percy Herbert Goolden, OBE (23 February 1895 – 18 June 1981) was a British actor, most famous for his portrayal of Mole from Kenneth Grahame's ''Wind in the Willows'' in A A Milne's stage adaptation, ''Toad of Toad Hall''.
Goolden t ...
,
Hal Walters
Henry Paul "Hal" Walters (29 January 1892 – 7 September 1940) was a British actor. He was best known for his role in ''The Four Feathers'' (1939). He was killed by a bomb in an air raid during the London Blitz.
Selected filmography
* ''Just ...
and
Polly Ward
Polly Ward (born Byno Poluski; 30 June 1912–23 February 1987) was a British singer and actress.
Filmography
* ''The Marriage Business'' (1927)
* '' Alf's Button'' (1930)
* ''Harmony Heaven'' (1930)
* '' His Lordship'' (1932)
* '' Kentucky Mins ...
. The film was 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 ...
.
[Chibnall p.Chibnall p.297] The plot concerns a
music teacher
Music education is a field of practice in which educators are trained for careers as primary education, elementary or secondary education, secondary music teachers, school or music conservatory ensemble directors. Music education is also a res ...
who takes part in a
talent contest
A talent show is an event in which participants perform the arts of singing, dancing, lip-syncing, acting, martial arts, playing an instrument, poetry, comedy or other activities to showcase skills. Many talent shows are performances rather th ...
.
Cast
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Richard Goolden
Richard Percy Herbert Goolden, OBE (23 February 1895 – 18 June 1981) was a British actor, most famous for his portrayal of Mole from Kenneth Grahame's ''Wind in the Willows'' in A A Milne's stage adaptation, ''Toad of Toad Hall''.
Goolden t ...
as Professor Langley
*
Gene Sheldon
Gene Sheldon (born Eugene Hume; February 1, 1908 – May 1, 1982) was an American actor, mime artist, and musician. He is remembered as the mute servant Bernardo in Walt Disney's live-action Spanish Western series ''Zorro'' (1957-1959).
Biograph ...
as Herbert Dingle
*
Hal Walters
Henry Paul "Hal" Walters (29 January 1892 – 7 September 1940) was a British actor. He was best known for his role in ''The Four Feathers'' (1939). He was killed by a bomb in an air raid during the London Blitz.
Selected filmography
* ''Just ...
as Steve Bagley
*
Polly Ward
Polly Ward (born Byno Poluski; 30 June 1912–23 February 1987) was a British singer and actress.
Filmography
* ''The Marriage Business'' (1927)
* '' Alf's Button'' (1930)
* ''Harmony Heaven'' (1930)
* '' His Lordship'' (1932)
* '' Kentucky Mins ...
as Mary Hilton
References
Bibliography
*Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007.
*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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1937 films
1937 comedy films
British comedy films
British black-and-white films
1930s English-language films
1930s British films
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