Birds of a Feather (1936 film)
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Birds of a Feather is a 1936 British
comedy film
directed by John Baxter
and starring George Robey
, Horace Hodges
and Eve Lister
. A sausage
-making tycoon rents a castle
from an impoverished aristocrat
. It was adapted from the play A Rift in the Loot by George Foster.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by John Baxter
John Baxter (director)
John Philip Baxter was a somewhat prolific British film-maker active from the 1930s to the late 1950s. During that time he produced, wrote, or directed dozens of films...
and starring George Robey
George Robey
Sir George Edward Wade , better known by his stage name, George Robey, was an English music hall comedian and star. He was marketed as the "Prime Minister of Mirth".-Early life:...
, Horace Hodges
Horace Hodges
-Selected filmography:* Night in Montmartre * Summer Lightning * Old Faithful * Birds of a Feather * Three Maxims * London Melody * Follow Your Star * Jamaica Inn...
and Eve Lister
Eve Lister
Eve Lister was a British film and television actress. She was married to the actor Bernard Hunter.-Selected filmography:* Hyde Park * The Girl in the Crowd * City of Beautiful Nonsense * No Limit...
. A sausage
Sausage
A sausage is a food usually made from ground meat , mixed with salt, herbs, and other spices, although vegetarian sausages are available. The word sausage is derived from Old French saussiche, from the Latin word salsus, meaning salted.Typically, a sausage is formed in a casing traditionally made...
-making tycoon rents a castle
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
from an impoverished aristocrat
Aristocracy (class)
The aristocracy are people considered to be in the highest social class in a society which has or once had a political system of Aristocracy. Aristocrats possess hereditary titles granted by a monarch, which once granted them feudal or legal privileges, or deriving, as in Ancient Greece and India,...
. It was adapted from the play A Rift in the Loot by George Foster.
Cast
- George RobeyGeorge RobeySir George Edward Wade , better known by his stage name, George Robey, was an English music hall comedian and star. He was marketed as the "Prime Minister of Mirth".-Early life:...
- Henry Wortle - Horace HodgesHorace Hodges-Selected filmography:* Night in Montmartre * Summer Lightning * Old Faithful * Birds of a Feather * Three Maxims * London Melody * Follow Your Star * Jamaica Inn...
- Lord Cheverton - Eve ListerEve ListerEve Lister was a British film and television actress. She was married to the actor Bernard Hunter.-Selected filmography:* Hyde Park * The Girl in the Crowd * City of Beautiful Nonsense * No Limit...
- Lady Susan - Jack MelfordJack MelfordJack Melford was a British film and television actor. He was the brother of screenwriter and film director Austin Melford.-Selected filmography:* Find the Lady * Luck of the Turf * Scruffy...
- Rudolph - Veronica BradyVeronica BradyVeronica Brady is a West Australian Catholic nun, writer and academic: she was one of the first Australian nuns to broadcast and teach at university....
- Mrs. Wortle - Julian RoyceJulian Royce-Selected filmography:* Not Negotiable * The Persistent Lovers * God's Clay * Two Hearts in Harmony * So You Won't Talk * Birds of a Feather...
- Warrington - C. Denier WarrenC. Denier WarrenC. Denier Warren or Denier Warren was an American born actor who appeared extensively on stage and screen from the early 1930s to late 1960s, mostly in the United Kingdom....
- Taylor - Diana BeaumontDiana Beaumont-Selected filmography:* When London Sleeps * The Secret Voice * Make It Three * Let the People Sing * Stolen Face * Home at Seven * Aunt Clara -External links:...
- May Wortle - Ian WilsonIan WilsonIan Wilson may refer to:* Ian Wilson , Australian politician* Ian Wilson , Irish composer* Ian Wilson , English cinematographer...
- Peter - Fred Hearne - Herbert
- Billy Percy - Horace
- Sebastian ShawSebastian ShawSebastian Shaw is the name of:* Sebastian Shaw , film and stage actor* Sebastian Shaw , a character from the X-Men comic books by Marvel Comics...
- Jack Wortle - Charles MortimerCharles Mortimer-Selected filmography:* Watch Beverly * You Made Me Love You * Sometimes Good * The Return of Bulldog Drummond * The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes * The Price of a Song * Someone at the Door...
- Sir Michael - Eveline Chipman - Lady Rossiter
- Maud Locker - Cook