My Old Dutch (1934)
Overview
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.
What is My Old Dutch about?
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. My Old Dutch is a Drama movie, released on 1934-10-01, runtime 84 minutes.
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Directed by
Sinclair Hill
Cast
- Betty Balfour as Lil
- Gordon Harker as Ernie
- Bill Shine as Cousin Arry
- Frank Pettingell as Uncle Alf
- Robert Nainby as Grandpa
- Peter Gawthorne as Mr. Paraday
- Glennis Lorimer as Valerie Paraday
- Mickey Brantford as Jim
- Florrie Forde as Aunt Bertha
- Finlay Currie as Mo
- John Singer as Jim as a child
- Vi Kaley as Neighbour (uncredited)
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