My Old Dutch
movie
MEET Lil and Bert and all the folks, real understanding, homely people, bringing to a modern age the spirit of Albert Chevalier's immortal song.
Released October 01, 1934
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Overview
Moving family drama of the life of a working-class Hackney couple over 40 years, inspired by the famous music hall song This moving family drama - with time for some laughs - portrays the life and hardships of a working class Hackney couple over a span of 40 years. Our intrepid couple (wonderfully played by Betty Balfour and Michael Hogan) have to face everything life throws at them with fortitude, from the Great War (a son in the RAF and zeppelin raids) to a raging oil fire during the Great Strike. The inimitable Gordon Harker provides sterling support. The film the couple watch at the cinema is the 1915 version of My Old Dutch, starring Albert Chevalier (writer of the original music hall song) and Florence Turner. As the complete silent film is now believed to be lost, this 1934 version contains the only surviving footage.
Cast
Betty Balfour
as
Lil
Gordon Harker
as
Ernie
Bill Shine
as
Cousin Arry
Frank Pettingell
as
Uncle Alf
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Robert Nainby
as
Grandpa
Peter Gawthorne
as
Mr. Paraday
Glennis Lorimer
as
Valerie Paraday
Mickey Brantford
as
Jim
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Florrie Forde
as
Aunt Bertha
Finlay Currie
as
Mo
John Singer
as
Jim as a child
Vi Kaley
as
Neighbour (uncredited)
Crew
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Leslie Rowson
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Cinematography
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Berleo
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Costume Design
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Ivor Montagu
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Producer
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Louis Levy
as
Music Director
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Bill Salter
as
Sound Recordist
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Fred Tomlin
as
Boom Operator
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Peter Proud
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Art Direction
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Leslie Arliss
as
Story
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Michael Hogan
as
Story
Arthur Shirley
as
Story
Arthur Shirley
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Writer
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Marjorie Gaffney
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Writer