My Old Dutch
7.0
“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.”
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.
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Cast
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Betty Balfour
Lil
Known for
Champagne
Gordon Harker
Ernie
Known for
Champagne
The Farmer's Wife
Bill Shine
Cousin Arry
Known for
The Red Shoes
Under Capricorn
Frank Pettingell
Uncle Alf
Known for
Gaslight
The Crimson Pirate
Robert Nainby
Grandpa
Also in
Dandy Dick
Public Nuisance No. 1
Peter Gawthorne
Mr. Paraday
Also in
The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss
Ask a Policeman
Glennis Lorimer
Valerie Paraday
Also in
Ask a Policeman
Crown v. Stevens
Mickey Brantford
Jim
Also in
Mare Nostrum
The Last Journey
Florrie Forde
Aunt Bertha
Finlay Currie
Mo
Known for
Ben-Hur
Around the World in 80 Days
John Singer
Jim as a child
Known for
Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Vi Kaley
Neighbour (uncredited)
Also in
Scrooge
The Shop at Sly Corner
Sinclair Hill Director · Bryan Edgar Wallace Writer Arthur Shirley Writer
First release October 1, 1934 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Gainsborough Pictures
Production
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · October 1, 1934
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No release date listed for United States.
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