| One Good Turn | |
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| Directed by | Alfred J. Goulding |
| Written by | Jack Byrd Syd Courtenay Georgie Harris Con West |
| Produced by | Joe Rock Stanley Haynes |
| Starring | Leslie Fuller Georgie Harris Hal Gordon |
| Cinematography | Ernest Palmer |
| Edited by | Sam Simmonds |
| Music by | Cyril Ray |
| Production companies | Joe Rock Productions Leslie Fuller Productions |
| Distributed by | Associated British Film Distributors |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
One Good Turn is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Alfred J. Goulding and starring Leslie Fuller, Georgie Harris and Hal Gordon. It was shot at Elstree Studios near London. The film's sets were designed by the art director George Provis.
Synopsis
The screenplay concerns two coffee stall workers, who try to prevent their landlady's daughter being cheated by a villainous theatre producer.
Cast
- Leslie Fuller as Bill Parsons
- Georgie Harris as Georgie
- Hal Gordon as Bert
- Molly Fisher as Dolly Pearson
- Basil Langton as Jack Pearson
- Clarissa Selwynne as Ma Pearson
- Faith Bennett as Violet
- Arthur Finn as Townsend
- Val Rosing as Vocalist
- Syd Crossley as Griggs - Townsend's Manservant
- Frederick Piper as Sausage Sandwich Customer
References
- BFI.org
- Shafer p.139
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Shafer, Stephen C. British Popular Films, 1929-1939: The Cinema of Reassurance. Routledge, 1997.
- Sutton, David R. A Chorus of Raspberries: British Film Comedy, 1929-1939. University of Exeter Press, 2000.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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