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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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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1934-10-01
- video_camera_front Companies Gainsborough Pictures
- timer Runtime: 84 Mins
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- info IMDB ID tt0025539
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Betty Balfour
Lil
Gordon Harker
Ernie
Bill Shine
Cousin Arry
Frank Pettingell
Uncle Alf
Robert Nainby
Grandpa
Peter Gawthorne
Mr. Paraday
Glennis Lorimer
Valerie Paraday
Mickey Brantford
Jim
Florrie Forde
Aunt Bertha
Finlay Currie
Mo
John Singer
Jim as a child
Vi Kaley
Neighbour (uncredited)
Eric Pavitt
Boy
Michael Hogan
Bert
groups Crew
Berleo
Costume Design
Leslie Rowson
Cinematography
Ivor Montagu
Producer
Peter Proud
Art Direction
Michael Hogan
Story
Arthur Shirley
Story
Fred Tomlin
Boom Operator
Bryan Edgar Wallace
Writer
Marjorie Gaffney
Writer
Bill Salter
Sound Recordist
Leslie Arliss
Story
Mary Murillo
Writer
Louis Levy
Music Director
Arthur Shirley
Writer
Sinclair Hill
Director
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