Rent British Comedies of the 1930's: Vol.11 (1939)
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2h 43min
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- Synopsis:
The ebullient comedy films of the 1930's brought escape and laughter to millions of British cinemagoers, enabling veteran stars of the music-hall and theatre to reach out to a wider audience making household names of performers like Leslie Fuller, Hal Gordon, Bobby Howes, Ernest Lotinga and Gene Gerrard. Although comedy would prove to be the decade's most successful film genre, many of these classic early talkies have remained unseen since their original release. This ongoing collection showcases a wealth of rare features, each presented uncut...
Housemaster (1938)The incoming headmaster of a venerable public school causes ructions when he unleashes a welter of red tape and puritanical 'reforms'.
Me and My Pal (1939)
A soft-headed driver is recruited by a racketeer who thinks he's just the kind of mug he could put to good use...- Actors:
- Dave Willis, Patricia Kirkwood, George Moon, A. Giovanni, John Warwick, Arthur Margetson, Aubrey Mallalieu, Eliot Makeham, O.B. Clarence, Ernest Butcher, Hugh Dempster, Gerry Fitzgerald, Ian Fleming, Robert Adair, Joe Mott, Agnes Lauchlan, C. Denier Warren, Otto Kruger, Diana Churchill, Phillips Holmes
- Directors:
- Thomas Bentley, Herbert Brenon
- Producers:
- Warwick Ward, Walter C. Mycroft
- Writers:
- Vernon Clancey, Gilbert Gunn, Ian Hay, Dudley Leslie, Elizabeth Meehan
- Aka:
- Housemaster (1938) / Me and My Pal (1939)
- Studio:
- Network
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy
