My Old Dutch
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.
Description: 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.
Genres: Drama
Budget: $0 | Revenue : $0
Runtime: 84 minutes
Release Date: 1934-10-01
Betty Balfour
Played Lil
Gordon Harker
Played Ernie
Bill Shine
Played Cousin Arry
Frank Pettingell
Played Uncle Alf
Robert Nainby
Played Grandpa
Peter Gawthorne
Played Mr. Paraday
Glennis Lorimer
Played Valerie Paraday
Mickey Brantford
Played Jim
Florrie Forde
Played Aunt Bertha
Finlay Currie
Played Mo
John Singer
Played Jim as a child
Vi Kaley
Played Neighbour (uncredited)
Eric Pavitt
Played Boy
Michael Hogan
Played Bert
George Spence
Played Onlooker in Striped Sweater (uncredited)
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