My Old Dutch

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Betty Balfour

Lil

Age : 74 | Popularity : 8%

Gordon Harker

Ernie

Age : 81 | Popularity : 3%

Bill Shine

Cousin Arry

Age : 85 | Popularity : 3%

Frank Pettingell

Uncle Alf

Age : 75 | Popularity : 7%

Robert Nainby

Grandpa

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Peter Gawthorne

Mr. Paraday

Age : 77 | Popularity : 3%

Glennis Lorimer

Valerie Paraday

Age : 55 | Popularity : 3%

Mickey Brantford

Jim

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Producer	Ivor Montagu
Sound	Music Director	Louis Levy
	Sound Recordist	Bill Salter
	Boom Operator	Fred Tomlin
Writing	Story	Leslie Arliss Michael Hogan Arthur Shirley
	Writer	Bryan Edgar Wallace Arthur Shirley Marjorie Gaffney Mary Murillo
Directing	Director	Sinclair Hill
Crew	Cinematography	Leslie Rowson
Art	Art Direction	Peter Proud
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Berleo
Department	Role	Name

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