My Old Dutch

Oct 1, 1934

1h 24m

★ 4.0

MEET Lil and Bert and all the folks, real understanding, homely people, bringing to a modern age the spirit of Albert Chevalier's immortal song.

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Gainsborough Pictures

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Cast

Lil

Betty Balfour

Ernie

Gordon Harker

Cousin Arry

Bill Shine

Uncle Alf

Frank Pettingell

Grandpa

Robert Nainby

Mr. Paraday

Peter Gawthorne

Valerie Paraday

Glennis Lorimer

Jim

Mickey Brantford

Aunt Bertha

Florrie Forde

Finlay Currie

Jim as a child

John Singer

Neighbour (uncredited)

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