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
Jack Raymond
Jack Raymond (1886–1953) was an English actor and film director. Born in Wimborne, Dorset in 1886, he began acting before the First World War in '' A Detective for a Day''. In 1921 he directed his first film and gradually he wound down his a ...
and starring
Albert Modley
Albert Frederick Modley (3 March 1901 – 23 February 1979) was an English variety entertainer and comedian.
Biography
He was born in Liverpool, but moved to Ilkley in Yorkshire with his family as a child. His father, known as 'Professor Modle ...
, Roberta Huby and
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 ...
. It was made at
Walton Studios
Walton Studios, previously named Hepworth Studios and Nettlefold Studios, was a film production studio in Walton-on-Thames in Surrey, England.Maisons Lafitte, when the thoroughbred is unexpectedly injured. Its replacement is Thunderhead, a much lowlier animal, but favourite of jockey and stable lad, Albert. Meanwhile, two crooked stable hands plot to use the cross channel trip to smuggle forged bank notes in the horse's blanket. Their plans are foiled however, by Albert, who also manages to win the big race riding his favourite horse.
Cast
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Albert Modley
Albert Frederick Modley (3 March 1901 – 23 February 1979) was an English variety entertainer and comedian.
Biography
He was born in Liverpool, but moved to Ilkley in Yorkshire with his family as a child. His father, known as 'Professor Modle ...
as Albert
* Roberta Huby as Linda Vane
*
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 Gerald Vane
* Claire Guibert as Annette
*
Richard Molinas
Richard Molinas (17 November 1911 – 1975) was a British stage and film actor. A character actor, he appeared in a number of supporting role
A supporting character is a character in a narrative that is not the focus of the primary storylin ...
as Pojo
* Alfred Argus as Jules
* Lottie Beck as Danseuse
* George Bishop as Mr. Armstrong
*
Paul Bonifas
Paul Bonifas (3 June 1902 – 9 November 1975) was a French actor, born in Paris.
Career
In the 1920s, while working for the French customs service, Bonifas took classes in acting at the Conservatoire de Paris in his spare time. He left wit ...
as the Bistro Keeper (Cafe Proprietor)
*
Jim Gérald
Jim Gérald (4 July 1889 – 2 July 1958) was a French actor.
Gérald was born Gérald Ernest Cuénod in Paris. He died in Paris in 1958.
Selected filmography
* ''La légende de soeur Béatrix'' (1923) - Un soudard
* ''The Imaginary Voyage' ...
as Butcher
* Gerald Rex as Gendarme
* Leonard Sharp as Walter
* Marc Valbel as Maurice
References
Bibliography
* Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. ''The British 'B' Film''. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.