One Good Turn (1936 film)
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One Good Turn is a 1936 British
comedy film
directed by Alfred J. Goulding
and starring Leslie Fuller
, Georgie Harris
and Hal Gordon
. Two coffee-stall worker try to prevent their landlady's daughter being cheated by a villanous theatre producer.
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 Alfred J. Goulding
Alfred J. Goulding
Alfred John "Alf" Goulding was an Australian-born American film director and screenwriter. He directed 182 films between 1917 and 1959....
and starring Leslie Fuller
Leslie Fuller
Leslie Fuller was a British comedy film actor. He was married to the actress Nancy Bates.Albert Leslie Fuller was born in 1888 at 14 Pollard Row, Bethnal Green, London, although many biographies wrongly state Margate, as he had a lifelong association with this seaside town. His father was Albert...
, Georgie Harris
Georgie Harris
-Selected filmography:* Doctor's Orders * Radio Parade of 1935 * The Stoker * One Good Turn * Boys Will Be Girls * Captain Bill -External links:...
and Hal Gordon
Hal Gordon
Hal Gordon was a British film actor. A character actor, he appeared in over 90 films in both comic and straight roles.He started off as a lawyer's clerk but finding it dull he decided on the stage, making his music hall debut in 1912...
. Two coffee-stall worker try to prevent their landlady's daughter being cheated by a villanous theatre producer.
Partial cast
- Leslie FullerLeslie FullerLeslie Fuller was a British comedy film actor. He was married to the actress Nancy Bates.Albert Leslie Fuller was born in 1888 at 14 Pollard Row, Bethnal Green, London, although many biographies wrongly state Margate, as he had a lifelong association with this seaside town. His father was Albert...
- Bill Parsons - Georgie HarrisGeorgie Harris-Selected filmography:* Doctor's Orders * Radio Parade of 1935 * The Stoker * One Good Turn * Boys Will Be Girls * Captain Bill -External links:...
- Georgie - Hal GordonHal GordonHal Gordon was a British film actor. A character actor, he appeared in over 90 films in both comic and straight roles.He started off as a lawyer's clerk but finding it dull he decided on the stage, making his music hall debut in 1912...
- Bert - Molly Fisher - Dolly Pearson
- Basil LangtonBasil Langton- Selected filmography :* The Belles of St. Clements * One Good Turn * The Shadow of Mike Emerald * Father Steps Out - External links :...
- Jack Pearson - Clarissa Selwynne - Ma Pearson
- Faith Bennett - Violet
- Arthur Finn - Townsend