My Old Dutch (1934 film)

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.[1] The film was made at Islington Studios by Gainsborough Pictures.[2] 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.

My Old Dutch
Florrie Forde and Betty Balfour in a scene set in the 1890s
Directed bySinclair Hill
Written by
Based onMy Old Dutch by Arthur Shirley
Produced byIvor Montagu
Starring
CinematographyLeslie Rowson
Music by
Production
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Distributed byGaumont British Distributors
Release date
  • October 1934 (1934-10)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Synopsis

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This film tracks the highlights of a cockney couple's son as he marries a rich man's disowned daughter and dies in the RFC.

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References

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  1. ^ "My Old Dutch (1934)". BFI. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  2. ^ Wood p.83

Bibliography

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  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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