My Old Dutch

My Old Dutch

84 mins | Drama | Oct. 1, 1934

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.

My Old Dutch

84 mins | Drama | Oct. 1, 1934

My Old Dutch
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.
Producers Gainsborough Pictures
Original title My Old Dutch
Directors Sinclair Hill
Writers Mary Murillo, Marjorie Gaffney, Arthur Shirley, Michael Hogan, Bryan Edgar Wallace, Leslie Arliss

Cast

Betty Balfour

as Lil

Gordon Harker

as Ernie

Bill Shine

as Cousin Arry

Frank Pettingell

as Uncle Alf

Robert Nainby

as Grandpa

Peter Gawthorne

as Mr. Paraday

Glennis Lorimer

as Valerie Paraday

Florrie Forde

as Aunt Bertha

John Singer

as Jim as a child

Vi Kaley

as Neighbour (uncredited)

Eric Pavitt

as Boy

Michael Hogan

as Bert