February 10, 2012

Films

My Old Dutch – 1934 | 82 mins | Musical | B&W

Plot Synopsis

My Old Dutch

Based on a Cockney song, the film is remake of the 1915 sentimental silent film. Covering 40 years in the life of Cockney couple, whose happily married life is only marred when their son falls in love with a wealthy girl whose father disowns her, and he then dies a hero during WWI. His widow is left to raise their baby son by herself.

Production Team

Sinclair Hill: Director
Leslie Rowson: Cinematography
Albert Chevalier: Original Music
Michael Balcon: Producer
Mary Murillo: Script
Albert Chevalier: Script
Michael Hogan: Script
Arthur Shirley: Script
Marjorie Gaffney: Script
Bryan Edgar Wallace: Script

Cast

Betty Balfour: Lil
Gordon Harker: Ernie
Michael Hogan: Bert
Bill Shine: Cousin \’Arry
Frank Pettingell: Uncle Alf
Michael Brantford: Jim
Felix Aylmer: Judge
Robert Nainby: Grandpa
Glennis Lorimer: Valerie Paraday
Finlay Currie: Mo
Peter Gawthorne: Mr Paraday



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