Feather Your Nest
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Feather Your Nest is a 1937 British
musical
comedy film
directed by William Beaudine
and starring George Formby
, Polly Ward
and Enid Stamp-Taylor. A worker at a gramphone record factory surprisingly creates a hit song.
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...
musical
Musical film
The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...
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 William Beaudine
William Beaudine
William Beaudine was an American film actor and director. He was one of Hollywood's most prolific directors, turning out films in remarkable numbers and in a wide variety of genres.-Early life and career:...
and starring George Formby
George Formby
George Formby, OBE , born George Hoy Booth, was a British comedy actor, singer-songwriter, and comedian. He sang light, comical songs, accompanying himself on the banjo ukulele or banjolele...
, Polly Ward
Polly Ward
-Selected filmography:* The Marriage Business * Alf's Button * Harmony Heaven * His Lordship * The Old Curiosity Shop * Feather Your Nest * Hold My Hand * Thank Evans...
and Enid Stamp-Taylor. A worker at a gramphone record factory surprisingly creates a hit song.
Cast
- George FormbyGeorge FormbyGeorge Formby, OBE , born George Hoy Booth, was a British comedy actor, singer-songwriter, and comedian. He sang light, comical songs, accompanying himself on the banjo ukulele or banjolele...
- Willie Piper - Polly WardPolly Ward-Selected filmography:* The Marriage Business * Alf's Button * Harmony Heaven * His Lordship * The Old Curiosity Shop * Feather Your Nest * Hold My Hand * Thank Evans...
- Mary Taylor - Enid Stamp-Taylor - Daphne Randall
- Val RosingVal RosingVal Rosing was the British "Dance Hall" singer best known as the vocalist with the BBC Henry Hall Orchestra. Born as Valerian Rosing, he was the son of Russian tenor and opera director, Vladimir Rosing and English singer Marie Falle...
- Rex Randall - Davy BurnabyDavy BurnabyDavy Burnaby was a British actor who appeared in more than thirty films between 1929 and 1948. He was born in Buckland, Hertfordshire and made his screen debut in the 1929 film The Devil's Maze. He died in 1949....
- Sir Martin - Jack BartyJack Barty-Selected filmography:* Oliver the Eighth * It's in the Bag * The Sea Fiend * All In * Feather Your Nest * What Would You Do, Chums? * Gaslight -External links:...
- Mr Chester - Clifford HeatherleyClifford Heatherley-Selected filmography:* The Tavern Knight * The Autumn of Pride * Mademoiselle from Armentieres * The King's Highway * The Constant Nymph * Champagne * The W Plan...
- Randall's valet - Frederick BurtwellFrederick BurtwellFrederick Burtwell was an English actor who featured in supporting roles in over 40 British films of the 1930s and 1940s.-Partial filmography:*Down Our Street * Just My Luck...
- Murgatroyd - Ethel ColeridgeEthel Coleridge-Selected filmography:* Rookery Nook * Plunder * Laburnum Grove * The Lonely Road * Feather Your Nest * Penny Paradise * When We Are Married * The Loves of Joanna Godden...
- Mrs Taylor - Jimmy GoddenJimmy GoddenJimmy Godden was a British film actor.He was educated at Christ's Hospital and was in the Civil Service before becoming a concert pianist...
- Mr Higgins - Moore MarriottMoore MarriottMoore Marriott was a British character actor most notable for a series of films he made with Will Hay in the 1930s.-Career:...
- Mr Jenkins - Syd CrossleySyd CrossleySyd Crossley was an English film actor. He appeared in 114 films between 1925 and 1942.He was born in London, England and died in Troon, Scotland...
- Police Constable - Frank PerfittFrank Perfitt-Selected filmography:* Nelson * Dawn * Maria Marten* The Woman in White * Compromising Daphne * The Love Race * The Pride of the Force * Tonight's the Night...
- Studio manager - Frederick PiperFrederick PiperFrederick Piper was an English actor who appeared in over 80 films and many television productions in a career spanning over 40 years. Never a leading player, Piper was usually cast in minor, sometimes uncredited, parts although he also appeared in some more substantial supporting roles...
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