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Cast
Betty Balfour | As: Lil | |
Gordon Harker | As: Ernie | |
Bill Shine | As: Cousin Arry | |
Frank Pettingell | As: Uncle Alf | |
Robert Nainby | As: Grandpa |
Storyline
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.
Tagline: | 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. |
Certification: | Unknown |
Cast
Betty Balfour |
Lil |
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Gordon Harker |
Ernie |
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Bill Shine |
Cousin Arry |
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Frank Pettingell |
Uncle Alf |
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Robert Nainby |
Grandpa |
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Peter Gawthorne |
Mr. Paraday |
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Glennis Lorimer |
Valerie Paraday |
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Mickey Brantford |
Jim |
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Florrie Forde |
Aunt Bertha |
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Finlay Currie |
Mo |
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John Singer |
Jim as a child |
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Vi Kaley |
Neighbour (uncredited) |
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Eric Pavitt |
Boy |
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Michael Hogan |
Bert |
Directed By
Sinclair Hill |
Director |
Writing Credits
Michael Hogan |
Story |
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Arthur Shirley |
Story |
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Bryan Edgar Wallace |
Writer |
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Marjorie Gaffney |
Writer |
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Leslie Arliss |
Story |
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Mary Murillo |
Writer |
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Arthur Shirley |
Writer |
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Production Crew
Ivor Montagu |
Producer |
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Edited By
Costume and Makeup
Berleo |
Costume Design |
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Sound
Fred Tomlin |
Boom Operator |
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Bill Salter |
Sound Recordist |
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Louis Levy |
Music Director |
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Visual Effects
Camera
Lighting
Art Department
Peter Proud |
Art Direction |
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Other Crew
Leslie Rowson |
Cinematography |
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