Dodging the Dole
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Dodging the Dole | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John E. Blakeley |
| Written by | Arthur Mertz |
| Produced by | John E. Blakeley |
| Starring |
|
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Mancunian Films |
Release date |
|
Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Dodging the Dole is a 1936 British musical comedy film directed by John E. Blakeley and starring Roy Barbour, Dan Young and Jenny Howard.[1] It was made by Mancunian Films at Highbury Studios and Southall Studios.
Synopsis
[edit | edit source]An exasperated clerk at a labour exchange tries to find jobs for two idle scroungers.
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Roy Barbour – The Simplicity of Genius
- Dan Young – The Charming Fool
- Jenny Howard – The Generator of Electric Radiance
- Barry K. Barnes – The Dole Dodger
- Fred Walmsley – The Lancashire Favourite
- Tot Sloan – The Little Bundle of Fun
- Bertha Ricardo – Dainty and Demure
References
[edit | edit source]Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Dodging the Dole at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
 | This article related to a British comedy film of the 1930s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article about a 1930s musical comedy film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- 1936 films
- 1936 musical comedy films
- British musical comedy films
- Films directed by John E. Blakeley
- Films shot at Highbury Studios
- Films shot at Southall Studios
- Films set in England
- British black-and-white films
- Films shot in Greater Manchester
- 1930s English-language films
- 1930s British films
- English-language musical comedy films
- 1930s British comedy film stubs
- 1930s musical comedy film stubs