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Almost a Gentleman is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Billy Bennett, Kathleen Harrison, and Gibb McLaughlin. In January 1928, Bennett had appeared in a short film of the same title, made in the DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process.

Premise

A night watchman is mistaken for a wealthy financier.

Cast

• Billy Bennett as Bill Barker
• Kathleen Harrison as Mrs Barker
• Gibb McLaughlin as Bartholomew Quist
• Marcelle Rogez as Mimi
• Mervyn Johns as Percival Clicker
• Basil Langton as Andrew Sinker
• Harry Terry as Jim
• Dorothy Vernon as Mrs Garrett

References

1. Chapman, Llewella. "'The highest salary ever paid to a human being': Creating a Database of Film Costs from the Bank of England". Journal of British cinema and television, 2022-10. Vol. 19, no. 4. Edinburgh University Press. p. 470-494 at 479.
2. BFI Database entry

External links

• Almost a Gentleman at IMDb

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