Thank Evans
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Thank Evans is a 1938
British comedy film, directed by Roy William Neill
and starring Max Miller. The film is sequel to Educated Evans
(1936), with Miller, Hal Walters
and Albert Whelan
all returning to reprise their roles as the hapless horse racing tipster Evans, his pal Nobby and the bungling Sergeant Challoner. The outline of the plot concerns Evans being once again down on his luck, and at the racecourse meeting a friendly and sympathetic Lord who helps him out. Later Evans manages to repay the gentleman's kindness by exposing his horse trainer as a duplicitous con-merchant.
Thank Evans is classed as "missing, believed lost
", with only a one-minute fragment known to survive.
1938 in film
The year 1938 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*January — MGM announces that Judy Garland would be cast in the role of "Dorothy" in the upcoming Wizard of Oz motion picture. Ray Bolger is cast as the "Tinman" and Buddy Ebsen is cast as the "Scarecrow". At Bolger's insistence,...
British comedy film, directed by Roy William Neill
Roy William Neill
Roy William Neill was a film director best known today for directing several of the Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, made between 1943 and 1946 and released by Universal Studios....
and starring Max Miller. The film is sequel to Educated Evans
Educated Evans
Educated Evans is a 1936 British comedy film, directed by William Beaudine and starring Max Miller. The film, set in the world of horse racing, was based on the 1924 novel of the same name by the prolific Edgar Wallace. It is one of five films starring Miller which is not known to be extant, and...
(1936), with Miller, Hal Walters
Hal Walters
-Selected filmography:* The Danger Zone * Riding for Life * Mistaken Orders * Dangerous Traffic * West of the Law * Verdict of the Sea * Great Stuff * The Perfect Flaw...
and Albert Whelan
Albert Whelan
Albert Whelan , was an Australian popular singer and entertainer, who was prominent in the English music hall during the first half of the 20th century....
all returning to reprise their roles as the hapless horse racing tipster Evans, his pal Nobby and the bungling Sergeant Challoner. The outline of the plot concerns Evans being once again down on his luck, and at the racecourse meeting a friendly and sympathetic Lord who helps him out. Later Evans manages to repay the gentleman's kindness by exposing his horse trainer as a duplicitous con-merchant.
Thank Evans is classed as "missing, believed lost
Lost film
A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...
", with only a one-minute fragment known to survive.
Cast
- Max Miller as Educated Evans
- Hal WaltersHal Walters-Selected filmography:* The Danger Zone * Riding for Life * Mistaken Orders * Dangerous Traffic * West of the Law * Verdict of the Sea * Great Stuff * The Perfect Flaw...
as Nobby - Albert WhelanAlbert WhelanAlbert Whelan , was an Australian popular singer and entertainer, who was prominent in the English music hall during the first half of the 20th century....
as Sgt. Challoner - Polly Ward as Rosie
- John Carol as Harry
- Robert Rendel as Lord Claverley
- Glen Alyn as Brenda
- Freddie Watts as Mulcay
- Harvey Braban as Inspector Pine
- Aubrey MallalieuAubrey MallalieuAubrey Mallalieu was an English actor with a prolific career in supporting roles in films in the 1930s and 1940s....
as Magistrate