Rent British Comedies of the 1930's: Vol.8 (1935)
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2h 38min
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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. From boisterous knockabout humor to polished adaptations of popular stage farces, this ongoing collection showcases a wealth of rare features, each presented uncut...
The Camels Are Coming (1934)A British squadron leader is tasked with uncovering a desert dope-smuggling operation, but unwittingly becomes a Sheik's drugs mule!
Me and Marlbourgh (1935)
1710: a feisty young woman disguises herself as a man, joins the Duke of Marlborough's army and sets off to try to rescue her press-ganged husband.- Actors:
- Jack Hulbert, Anna Lee, Hartley Power, Harold Huth, Allan Jeayes, Peter Gawthorne, Norma Whalley, Peggy Simpson, Percy Parsons, Tony De Lungo, E.V.H. Emmett, Cicely Courtneidge, Tom Walls, Barry MacKay, Alfred Drayton, Iris Ashley, Ivor McLaren, Gibb McLaughlin, Cecil Parker, George Merritt
- Directors:
- Tim Whelan, Robert Stevenson, Victor Saville
- Producers:
- Michael Balcon
- Writers:
- Tim Whelan, Russell G. Medcraft, Guy Bolton, Jack Hulbert, W.P. Lipscomb, Marjorie Gaffney, Ian Hay, Reginald Pound
- Aka:
- The Camels Are Coming / Me and Marlborough
- Studio:
- Network
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Music & Musicals, Romance
- Collections:
- Getting to Know..., Introducing a British Film Family
