My Old Dutch
1934 · 84 min
Drama
★ 4.0Moving 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.
Crew
- Director Sinclair Hill
- Writer Bryan Edgar Wallace
- Writer Marjorie Gaffney
- Writer Mary Murillo
- Writer Arthur Shirley
- Story Michael Hogan
- Story Arthur Shirley
- Story Leslie Arliss
Cast
Crew
- Director — Sinclair Hill
- Writer — Bryan Edgar Wallace
- Writer — Marjorie Gaffney
- Writer — Mary Murillo
- Writer — Arthur Shirley
- Story — Michael Hogan
- Story — Arthur Shirley
- Story — Leslie Arliss
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