Poor Old Bill is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Leslie Fuller, Iris Ashley and Syd Courtenay.[2] It marked the film debut of a very young Peter Lawford, playing the child of the main character, Bill (Leslie Fuller).[3]
| Poor Old Bill | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Monty Banks |
| Screenplay by | Val Valentine |
| Based on | an original story by Lola Harvey & Syd Courtenay |
| Produced by | Walter C. Mycroft |
| Starring | Leslie Fuller Iris Ashley Syd Courtenay |
| Cinematography | Claude Friese-Greene |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Wardour Films (UK) |
Release date |
|
Running time | 51 minutes[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Premise edit
A man sponges off an old comrade from the First World War who believes he has saved his life during the war, although this ultimately proves not to be true.
Cast edit
- Leslie Fuller as Bill
- Iris Ashley as Emily
- Syd Courtenay as Harry
- Peter Lawford as Horace
- Hal Gordon as Jack
- Robert Brooks Turner as Mick
- Dick Francis as Constable
Critical reception edit
TV Guide gave the film one out of four stars, calling it an "Interesting conception for a farce," but concluded that, "Unfortunately, the idea is carried on much too long, stretching what little material there is."[3]
References edit
- ^ "POOR OLD BILL (SYNCHRONISED) - British Board of Film Classification". www.bbfc.co.uk.
- ^ BFI.org
- ^ a b "Poor Old Bill". TVGuide.com.
Bibliography edit
- Sutton, David R. A chorus of raspberries: British film comedy 1929–1939. University of Exeter Press, 2000.
External links edit
 | This article related to a British comedy film of the 1930s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |