Frank Edmund George Pettingell (1 January 1891 – 17 February 1966) was an English actor. Pettingell was born in

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, and educated at

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. During the

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he served with the King's Liverpool Regiment. He appeared in such films as the original version of '' Gaslight'' (1940), ''

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'' (1941 - as Old Kipps), and ''

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'' (1964 - as the Bishop of York). His collection of printed and manuscript playscripts - mostly acquired from the son of the comedian Arthur Williams (1844–1915) - is held at the Templeman Library,

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. He also had an extensive collection of serial fiction and penny-dreadfuls, and this can now be found in the Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books in Toronto.

Collection

Pettingell was an avid collector of popular playscripts and other literature which range from the 18th century to the early 20th century. In 1966, the Bodleian Library in Oxford purchased Pettingell’s collection of 800 volumes of 19th century ‘penny-dreadful’ publications, many published in parts. Other penny dreadfuls and periodicals from Pettingell's collection were donated to the Osbourne Collection of Early Children's Books in Toronto. The

acquired the majority of Pettingell’s collection from his widow, Mrs. Ethel Pettingell, in 1967. The collection comprises some 4,400 printed and manuscript playscripts, with a number of works on the history of the English theatre, which were acquired by Pettingell from Arthur Williams (1844-1915), a popular comedian in the late Victorian and Edwardian theatre. The collection spans a range of popular theatre genres such as melodramas, tragedies, farces, and burlesques. In addition to popular plays, the collection includes over 300 pantomime libretti, ten manuscripts and printed texts of

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’s plays, and a collection of manuscript plays from Hoxton’s

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Selected filmography

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'' (1931) - Prof. Macguire *''

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'' (1931) - Will Mossup *'' Frail Women'' (1932) - The Employer *'' In a Monastery Garden'' (1932) - Bertholdi *'' The Crooked Lady'' (1932) - Hugh Weldon *'' Once Bitten'' (1932) - Sir Timothy Blott *'' Double Dealing'' (1932) - Rufus Moon *'' A Tight Corner'' (1932) - Oswald Blenkinsop *'' The Lucky Number'' (1933) - Mr. Brown *''

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'' (1933) - Albert Peabody *''

The Good Companions ''The Good Companions'' is a novel by the English author J. B. Priestley. Written in 1929, it follows the fortunes of a Concert Party (entertainment), concert party on a tour of England. It is Priestley's most famous novel and established hi ...

'' (1933) - Sam Oglethorpe *'' That's My Wife'' (1933) - Josiah Crump *'' Excess Baggage'' (1933) - Gen. Booster, SOS *'' This Week of Grace'' (1933) - Mr. Milroy *'' A Cuckoo in the Nest'' (1933) - Landlord *'' Red Wagon'' (1933) - McGinty *'' The Medicine Man'' (1933) - Amos Wells *''

Keep It Quiet ''Keep it Quiet'' is a 1934 British crime film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Bertha Belmore, Frank Pettingell, Cyril Raymond and Davy Burnaby. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios as a quota quickie. Plot summary Joe Puddlefoot ...

'' (1934) - Joe Puddlefoot *'' Sing As We Go'' (1934) - Uncle Murgatroyd Platt *'' My Old Dutch'' (1934) - Uncle Alf *'' The Big Splash'' (1935) - Bodkin *''

The Right Age to Marry ''The Right Age to Marry'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Frank Pettingell, Joyce Bland and Tom Helmore. It was made at Walton Studios as a quota quickie.Chibnall p.285 Plot Lomas, a wealthy northern co ...

'' (1935) - Lomas *'' Hope of His Side'' (1935) - Harry Swan *'' Say It with Diamonds'' (1935) - Ezra Hopkins *'' The Amateur Gentleman'' (1936) - John Barty *'' On Top of the World'' (1936) - Albert Hicks *'' Fame'' (1936) - Reuben Pendleton *'' The Last Journey'' (1936) - Goddard *'' Spring Handicap'' (1937) - Scullion *'' Take My Tip'' (1937) - Willis *'' Millions'' (1937) - Sir Charles Rimmer *'' It's a Grand Old World'' (1937) - Bull *'' Sailing Along'' (1938) - Skipper Barnes *'' So Much to Do'' (1938, TV Movie) - Kruger *'' Queer Cargo'' (1938) - Dan *'' Return to Yesterday'' (1940) - Prendergast *'' Gaslight'' (1940) - B.G. Rough *''

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'' (1940) - Puffett *''

'' (1941) - Old Kipps *'' This England'' (1941) - Gage *'' Once a Crook'' (1941) - The Captain *'' Ships with Wings'' (1941) - Fields *'' The Seventh Survivor'' (1942) - Thomas Pettifer *'' The Goose Steps Out'' (1942) - Prof. Hoffman *'' The Young Mr. Pitt'' (1942) - Coachman *'' Get Cracking'' (1943) - Alf Pemberton *'' The Butler's Dilemma'' (1943) - (uncredited) *'' Gaiety George'' (1946) - Grindley *''

The Man Who Came to Dinner ''The Man Who Came to Dinner'' is a comedy play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. It debuted on October 16, 1939, at the Music Box Theatre in New York City, where it ran until 1941, closing after 739 performances. It then enjoyed a number of ...

'' (1947, TV Movie) - Sheridan Whiteside *'' Escape'' (1948) - Constable Beames *'' No Room at the Inn'' (1948) - Burrells *''

The Magic Box ''The Magic Box'' is a 1951 British Technicolor biographical drama film directed by John Boulting. The film stars Robert Donat as William Friese-Greene, with numerous cameo appearances by performers such as Peter Ustinov and Laurence Olivie ...

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in IMDb. - Bridegroom's Father in Wedding Group *''

When We Are Married ''When We Are Married'' is a three-act play by the English dramatist J. B. Priestley, described as "A Yorkshire Farcical Comedy". Written in 1934, it is set about thirty years earlier, and depicts the consequences when three middle-aged couples ...

'' (1951, TV Movie) - Henry Ormonroyd *''

The Card ''The Card'' is a comic novel written by Arnold Bennett in 1911 (entitled ''Denry the Audacious'' in the American edition). It was later made into a 1952 movie, starring Alec Guinness and Petula Clark. Like much of Bennett's best work, it is ...

'' (1952) - Police Superintendent *'' The Crimson Pirate'' (1952) - Colonel *'' Meet Me Tonight'' (1952) - Mr. Edwards (segment "Red Peppers") *''

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'' (1953) - Sir Julius *'' Meet Mr. Lucifer'' (1953) - Mr. Roberts *''

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'' (1955) - Mayor Higgins *'' Up the Creek'' (1958) - Stationmaster *''

Corridors of Blood ''Corridors of Blood'' (aka ''Doctor from Seven Dials'')Tom Weaver, ''The Horror Hits of Richard Gordon'', Bear Manor Media 2011 p 80-95 is a 1958 British-American period drama film directed by Robert Day and starring Boris Karloff and Christ ...

'' (1958) - Mr. Blount * '' Charlesworth at Large'' (1958, TV series) - Horrobin *''

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'' (1961, TV Series) - Mr. Nugent *''

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'' (1962) - Ferguson *''

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'' (1962) - Tuppy Morgan *''

'' (1964) - Bishop of York

References

External links

Pettingell Collection
at the

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Frank Pettingell: A chronologyItems from the Pettingell Collection of periodicals and penny dreadfuls
held in The Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books at the Public Library of Toronto. {{DEFAULTSORT:Pettingell, Frank 1891 births 1966 deaths English male film actors Alumni of the University of Manchester British Army personnel of World War I Male actors from Liverpool King's Regiment (Liverpool) soldiers 20th-century English male actors Military personnel from Liverpool