Writing
Marriott Edgar
Born 1880-10-05 · Kirkcudbright, Scotland, UK
Acting credits
A young poultry farmer is flattered and persuaded into financing a film production. He attempts to interfere in the direction, is swindled and left in the lurch but eventually manages to turn the tables on his former associates.
Hello, Sweetheart
1935
'Man borrows service flat to impress girl's parents.' (British Film Catalogue)
Here's George
1932
Behind the camera
7.0Comedy in which a bungling railway worker is given the job of stationmaster at a rundown station in rural Ireland, where his sidekicks are a toothless old gaffer and a portly young loudmouth. Hilarious adventures ensue, including a locomotive chase after gunrunners make off with a train.
Oh, Mr. Porter!
1937
7.0A disgraced school master, Benjamin Twist, is mistaken for a tough prison governor and assigned the charge of a prison for particularly hardened criminals. Believing he is being sent to a school rather than a prison, he celebrates accordingly only to find that his drunkenness accidently lands him on the wrong side of the prison bars. The Governorship is eventually restored to him, and he sets about popularising himself amongst the convicts by turning a blind eye to their shady dealings.
Convict 99
1938
Based on a comic monologue performed by Stanley Holloway on radio and records.
Gunner Sam
1937
7.4The mirthful adventures of Police-Sergeant Samuel Dudfoot and his two constables, Albert Brown and Jeremias Harbottle, who stage a fabricated crime-wave to save their jobs---and then find themselves involved in the real thing.
Ask a Policeman
1939
7.3Classic comedy starring Arthur Askey. The perils, humiliations and humour of trying to run a second-rate theatrical company are further compounded when financial aid, given by the former famous music-hall star Lady Randall (Lily Morris), is withdrawn. Not to be defeated, the stars decide the show must go on and devise a plan to persuade her to reinvest
I Thank You
1941
7.3Capt Viking and his incompetent fire crew accidentally foil a plot to steal the crown jewels.
Where's That Fire
1939
6.1Four pilots become stranded on a tropical island inhabited by beautiful women.
Bees in Paradise
1944
6.1Mismatched travellers are stranded overnight at a lonely rural railway station. They soon learn of local superstition about a phantom train which is said to travel these parts at dead of night, carrying ghosts from a long-ago train wreck in the area.
The Ghost Train
1941
One of the greatest personalities of modern times. The life of a statesman who has helped to make the new map of Europe.
Drummed Out
1935
6.1It's war time London and the Crazy Gang (Flanagan & Allen, Nervo & Knox, Naughton & Gold) are doing their bit for the war effort by running a fish and chip stall using their platoon's barrage balloon for advertising. Their Sgt Major is not happy about this and orders them to take the balloon down, but a freak heavy wind accidentally carries the gang away to Nazi Germany. They are captured and placed in a detention camp where they meet an elderly prisoner named Jerry, who possess a map for the location of a secret weapon which will win the war! Fortunately Teddy Knox's impersonation of Hitler lands him the spot of pretending to be the Fuhrer at a gala dinner and the gang are allowed out of the camp. However the Nazis have other ideas for their substitute leader.
Gasbags
1941
NRA homily on the duty to save, in the guise of one of the "Albert" rhyming monologues, recited by Stanley Holloway.
Albert's Savings
1940
7.2Dr. Benjamin Twist (Hay) and his pupils become involved with art thieves on a trip to Paris. Hay’s seamy schoolmaster act is supported by a fine cast including Charles Hawtrey and Lilli Palmer.
Good Morning, Boys!
1937
6.6Jilted by his fiancee, Arthur Pilbeam gets a job as far away from women as possible. Alone in a lighthouse, he soon finds that 12 other people end up living on the tiny island. Thirteen is an unlucky number; and one-by-one they disappear ...
Back-Room Boy
1942
6.0Askey stars as a man trying to save his flagging escort agency. A new partner suggests getting some new girls in, just in time for the soldiers' leave. The film also features the English singing favourite of the forties, Anne Shelton.
Miss London Ltd.
1943
6.2Arthur King joins the army, and soon starts fantasizing about King Arthur and his knights.
King Arthur Was a Gentleman
1942
Based on a comic monologue performed by Stanley Holloway on radio and records.
Sam and His Musket
1935
Halt, Who Goes There?
Halt, Who Goes There?
1936
No synopsis available yet.
The Lion and Albert
1937
'Man borrows service flat to impress girl's parents.' (British Film Catalogue)
Here's George
1932
Animation based on a Stanley Holloway/G. Marriott Edgar monologue. A northern wood salesman refuses to drop his prices for Noah, despite the flood that occurs around him.
Three Ha'pence a Foot
1937
