Writing

Marriott Edgar

Born 1880-10-05 · Kirkcudbright, Scotland, UK

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Oh, Mr. Porter! poster
7.0

Comedy 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

Convict 99 poster
7.0

A 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

No artwork available
NR

Based on a comic monologue performed by Stanley Holloway on radio and records.

Gunner Sam

1937

Ask a Policeman poster
7.4

The 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

I Thank You poster
7.3

Classic 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are further compounded when financial aid, given by the former famous music-hall star Lady Randall (Lily Morris), is withdrawn.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

Where's That Fire poster
7.3

Capt Viking and his incompetent fire crew accidentally foil a plot to steal the crown jewels.

Where's That Fire

1939

Bees in Paradise poster
6.1

Four pilots become stranded on a tropical island inhabited by beautiful women.

Bees in Paradise

1944

The Ghost Train poster
6.1

Mismatched 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

No artwork available
NR

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

Gasbags poster
6.1

It'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

Albert's Savings poster
NR

A homily on the duty to save, in the guise of one of the "Albert" rhyming monologues, recited by Stanley Holloway.

Albert's Savings

1940

Good Morning, Boys! poster
7.2

Dr. 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

Back-Room Boy poster
6.6

Jilted 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

Miss London Ltd. poster
6.0

Askey 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

King Arthur Was a Gentleman poster
6.2

Arthur King joins the army, and soon starts fantasizing about King Arthur and his knights.

King Arthur Was a Gentleman

1942

No artwork available
NR

Based on a comic monologue performed by Stanley Holloway on radio and records.

Sam and His Musket

1935

No artwork available
NR

Halt, Who Goes There?

Halt, Who Goes There?

1936

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Lion and Albert

1937

No artwork available
9.0

'Man borrows service flat to impress girl's parents.' (British Film Catalogue)

Here's George

1932

No artwork available
NR

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