''That's My Uncle'' is a 1935 British
comedy film
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directed by
George Pearson and starring
Mark Daly,
Richard Cooper and
Betty Astell
Betty Astell (23 May 1912 – 26 July 2005), born Betty Julia Hymans, was an English actress, best known for comedy and pantomime
Pantomime (; informally panto) is a type of musical comedy stage production designed for family entertainm ...
. It was made at
Twickenham Studios
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as a
quota quickie
The Cinematograph Films Act 1927 ( 17 & 18 Geo. 5. c. 29) was an act of the UK Parliament designed to stimulate the declining British film industry. It received royal assent on 22 December 1927 and came into force on 1 April 1928.
Description
T ...
for release by
Universal Pictures
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.
[Wood p.88]
Cast
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Mark Daly as Walter Frisbee
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Richard Cooper as Arthur Twindle
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Betty Astell
Betty Astell (23 May 1912 – 26 July 2005), born Betty Julia Hymans, was an English actress, best known for comedy and pantomime
Pantomime (; informally panto) is a type of musical comedy stage production designed for family entertainm ...
as Maudie
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Margaret Yarde
Margaret Yarde (2 April 1878 – 11 March 1944) was a British stage and film actress. She often played domestics, landladies and mothers.
Biography
Yarde was born on 2 April 1878 in Dartmouth, Devon, England.
Initially training to be an o ...
as Mrs. Frisbee
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Michael Shepley
Arthur Michael Shepley-Smith (29 September 1907 – 28 September 1961), known professionally as Michael Shepley, was a British actor, appearing in theatre, film and some television between 1929 and 1961.
He was born in Plymouth, Devon. Shepl ...
as Chrlie Cookson
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Wally Patch
Walter Sydney Vinnicombe (26 September 1888 – 27 October 1970), known as Wally Patch, was an English actor and comedian. He worked in film, television and theatre.
Biography
Vinnicombe was born in Willesden, Middlesex and began working on th ...
as Splinty Woods
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David Horne as Col. Marlowe
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Hope Davy as Betty Marlowe
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Ralph Truman
Ralph du Vergier Truman (7 May 1900 – 15 October 1977) was an English actor, usually cast as either a villain or an authority figure. He possessed a distinguished speaking voice. He was born in London, England.
Truman originally studied at ...
as Monty
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Gladys Hamer
Gladys Hamer (27 May 1884 – 13 March 1967) was a British stage and film actress. She appeared in a number of silent and early sound films.
Selected filmography
* '' Mary-Find-the-Gold'' (1921)
* '' Monty Works the Wires'' (1921)
* '' The Re ...
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Colin Lesslie
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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1935 films
Adaptations of works by Frederick J. Jackson
British comedy films
1935 comedy films
1930s English-language films
Films shot at Twickenham Film Studios
Films directed by George Pearson
Quota quickies
British black-and-white films
1930s British films
English-language comedy films
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