Not So Dusty is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Wally Patch, Gus McNaughton and Muriel George.[1] The screenplay concerns two London rubbish collectors who come into possession of a valuable book, and thwart the attempts of some criminals to con them out of it.
Not So Dusty | |
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Directed by | Maclean Rogers |
Written by | |
Produced by | George Smith |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Geoffrey Faithfull |
Production company | George Smith Productions |
Distributed by | RKO |
Release date | May 1936 |
Running time | 69 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The film was made at Nettlefold Studios in Walton-on-Thames. It was remade in 1956 starring Leslie Dwyer and Bill Owen.[2]
Cast edit
- Wally Patch as Dusty Gray
- Gus McNaughton as Nobby Clark
- Muriel George as Mrs. Clark
- Philip Ray as Dan Stevens
- John Singer as Johnny Clark
- Isobel Scaife as Mary
- Ethel Griffies as Miss Miller
- H. F. Maltby as Mr. Armstrong
- Raymond Lovell as Mr. Holding
Critical reception edit
Monthly Film Bulletin wrote, "good light entertainment of an unsuphisticated type...in the (comic) music hall tradition...(with) the Cockney atmosphere...well and consistently carried out."[3]
Bibliography edit
- Shafer, Stephen. British Popular Films: 1929-1939. Routledge, 1997.
External links edit
- Not So Dusty at IMDb
References edit
- ^ "Not So Dusty". BFI. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Not So Dusty". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
- ^ Shafer, Stephen (2 September 2003). British Popular Films 1929-1939. ISBN 9781134988372.