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My Old Dutch

"MEET Lil and Bert and all the folks, real understanding, homely people, bringing to a modern age the spirit of Albert Chevalier's immortal song."

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.

Top Cast

  • Betty Balfour

    Betty Balfour

    Lil

  • Gordon Harker

    Gordon Harker

    Ernie

  • Bill Shine

    Bill Shine

    Cousin Arry

  • Frank Pettingell

    Frank Pettingell

    Uncle Alf

  • Robert Nainby

    Robert Nainby

    Grandpa

  • Peter Gawthorne

    Peter Gawthorne

    Mr. Paraday

  • Glennis Lorimer

    Glennis Lorimer

    Valerie Paraday

  • Mickey Brantford

    Mickey Brantford

    Jim

  • Florrie Forde

    Florrie Forde

    Aunt Bertha

Overview

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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