Almost a Gentleman (1938 film)
Appearance
Almost a Gentleman | |
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Directed by | Oswald Mitchell |
Written by | Oswald Mitchell Sidney Morgan Willie Singer |
Produced by | Sidney Morgan |
Starring | Billy Bennett Kathleen Harrison Gibb McLaughlin Marcelle Rogez |
Cinematography | Geoffrey Faithfull |
Production company | Sidney Morgan Productions |
Distributed by | Butcher's Film Service |
Release date |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | £12,912[1] |
Almost a Gentleman is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Billy Bennett, Kathleen Harrison, and Gibb McLaughlin. In January 1928, Bennett had appeared in a short film of the same title, made in the DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process.[2]
Premise
[edit]A night watchman is mistaken for a wealthy financier.
Cast
[edit]- Billy Bennett as Bill Barker
- Kathleen Harrison as Mrs Barker
- Gibb McLaughlin as Bartholomew Quist
- Marcelle Rogez as Mimi
- Mervyn Johns as Percival Clicker
- Basil Langton as Andrew Sinker
- Harry Terry as Jim
- Dorothy Vernon as Mrs Garrett
References
[edit]- ^ Chapman, Llewella. "'The highest salary ever paid to a human being': Creating a Database of Film Costs from the Bank of England". Journal of British cinema and television, 2022-10. Vol. 19, no. 4. Edinburgh University Press. p. 470-494 at 479.
- ^ BFI Database entry
External links
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