The Romance of Old Bill
1918 British film
- April 1918 (1918-04)
English intertitles
The Romance of Old Bill is a 1918 British silent comedy war directed by George Pearson and starring Charles Rock, Arthur Cleave and Hugh E. Wright. It was made at Twickenham Studios. It is based on the play The Better 'Ole, with the setting updated to the First World War.[1]
Cast
- Charles Rock as Old Bill
- Arthur Cleave as Bert
- Hugh E. Wright as Alf
- Mary Dibley as Maggie Busby
- Hayford Hobbs as Jim
- Lillian Hall-Davis as Lil
- Alfred Phillips as Spy
- Michelin Potous as Victoire
- Marguerite Blanche as Suzette
- J.M. Wright as Singer
- Sid Jay as Juggler
- Mansell Fane as Grouser
- Frank Adair as Colonel
- Meggie Albanesi as Waitress
- Mercy Hatton
- Micrommelynck as Colonel
- Fernand Leone as Peasant
References
- ^ Goble p.21
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
- The Romance of Old Bill at IMDb
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The films of George Pearson
- The Fool (1913)
- Heroes of the Mine (1913)
- A Study in Scarlet (1914)
- A Cinema Girl's Romance (1915)
- John Halifax, Gentleman (1915)
- Sally Bishop (1916)
- The Romance of Old Bill (1918)
- Garryowen (1920)
- Nothing Else Matters (1920)
- Mary Find the Gold (1921)
- Squibs (1921)
- Mord Em'ly (1922)
- Wee MacGregor's Sweetheart (1922)
- Squibs Wins the Calcutta Sweep (1922)
- Love, Life and Laughter (1923)
- Squibs M.P. (1923)
- Squibs' Honeymoon (1923)
- Reveille (1924)
- Satan's Sister (1925)
- The Little People (1926)
- Blinkeyes (1926)
- Huntingtower (1927)
- Love's Option (1928)
- Auld Lang Syne (1929)
- East Lynne on the Western Front (1931)
- The Third String (1932)
- A Shot in the Dark (1933)
- The Pointing Finger (1933)
- Whispering Tongues (1934)
- The River Wolves (1934)
- The Four Masked Men (1934)
- Open All Night (1934)
- Gentlemen's Agreement (1935)
- The Ace of Spades (1935)
- That's My Uncle (1935)
- Once a Thief (1935)
- Jubilee Window (1935)
- Checkmate (1935)
- The Secret Voice (1936)
- Wednesday's Luck (1936)
- Murder by Rope (1936)
- Midnight at Madame Tussaud's (1936)
- The Fatal Hour (1937)
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