One Good Turn (1936 film)

One Good Turn is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Alfred J. Goulding and starring Leslie Fuller, Georgie Harris and Hal Gordon. It was shot at Elstree Studios near London. The film's sets were designed by the art director George Provis.

Synopsis

The screenplay concerns two coffee stall workers, who try to prevent their landlady's daughter being cheated by a villainous theatre producer.

Cast

• Leslie Fuller as Bill Parsons
• Georgie Harris as Georgie
• Hal Gordon as Bert
• Molly Fisher as Dolly Pearson
• Basil Langton as Jack Pearson
• Clarissa Selwynne as Ma Pearson
• Faith Bennett as Violet
• Arthur Finn as Townsend
• Val Rosing as Vocalist
• Syd Crossley as Griggs - Townsend's Manservant
• Frederick Piper as Sausage Sandwich Customer

References

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Shafer, Stephen C. British Popular Films, 1929-1939: The Cinema of Reassurance. Routledge, 1997.
• Sutton, David R. A Chorus of Raspberries: British Film Comedy, 1929-1939. University of Exeter Press, 2000.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• One Good Turn at IMDb

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