My Old Dutch (1934)
1h 24m
Running Time
October 1, 1934Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Betty Balfour
Lil
Bill Shine
Cousin Arry
Gordon Harker
Ernie
Frank Pettingell
Uncle Alf
Michael Hogan
Bert
Florrie Forde
Aunt Bertha
Robert Nainby
Grandpa
Sinclair Hill
Director
Peter Gawthorne
Mr. Paraday
Glennis Lorimer
Valerie Paraday
Leslie Arliss
Writer
Marjorie Gaffney
Writer
Mickey Brantford
Jim
Mary Murillo
Writer
Finlay Currie
Mo
Bryan Edgar Wallace
Writer
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My Old Dutch is a 1934 British drama film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Betty Balfour, Gordon Harker, Michael Hogan and Florrie Forde. The film portrays the lives of Londoners during the First World War. The film was made at Islington Studios by Gainsborough Pictures. The film's sets were designed by Peter Proud. Bryan Edgar Wallace contributed to the screenplay, adapted from the stage play written by Arthur Shirley and also based on Albert Chevalier's famous song.