Oh, Mr. Porter! (1937)
1h 25m
Running Time
October 5, 1937Release Date
Plot.
Comedy in which a bungling railway worker is given the job of stationmaster at a rundown station in rural Ireland, where his sidekicks are a toothless old gaffer and a portly young loudmouth. Hilarious adventures ensue, including a locomotive chase after gunrunners make off with a train.
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Cast & Crew.
Will Hay
William Porter
Moore Marriott
Jeremiah Harbottle
Graham Moffatt
Albert
Sebastian Smith
Mr Trimbletow
Agnes Lauchlan
Mrs. Trimbletow
Percy Walsh
Superintendent
Dennis Wyndham
Grogan
Frederick Piper
Ledbetter
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Oh, Mr Porter! is a 1937 British comedy film starring Will Hay with Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt and directed by Marcel Varnel. While not Hay's commercially most successful (although it grossed £500,000 at the box office – equal to about £34,000,000 at 2020 value), it is probably his best-known film to modern audiences. It is widely acclaimed as the best of Hay's work, and a classic of its genre. The film had its first public showing in November 1937 and went on general release on 3 January 1938.
The plot of Oh, Mr Porter was loosely based on the Arnold Ridley play The Ghost Train. The title was taken from Oh! Mr Porter, a music hall song.