WILL HAY Double Feature VOL 3 [DVD] [1937, 1938]
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Oh, Mr. Porter and Convict 99
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Format: DVD
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OH, MR. PORTER:
One of the funniest British comedies in the music hall tradition of the thirties. Comedian Will Hay stars as Mr Porter, a railway attendant whose boss has been wanting to fire him for 20 years. He has been unable to because Porter is a relative of the Managing Director and is determined to become a station master, somewhere! He is eventually commissioned to a near-decrepit station in Ireland, where he organizes a train for a sinister man to board. To his surprise, the train vanishes. The villagers believe that ghosts are responsible, but Porter may yet prove otherwise, even if by accident!
84 mins, B&W, 1.33:1/4×3, 1937, Not Rated
CONVICT 99:
After losing his job as head of a famous school, Dr Benjamin Twist applies for a job as Governor of the nearby prison. In a case of mistaken identity, he is awarded the job, but on his first day, there is a mutiny and again he is confused for someone else – a prisoner! After his experience, he vows to reform the prison. Cells are to come complete with electric fires and cozy armchairs. When he sets up a business amongst the prisoners, all seems to be going swimmingly, but will the temptation of money lead them astray? A biting comedy.
89 mins, B&W, 1.33:1/4×3, 1938, Not Rated
Cast
Will Hay |
Director Marcel Varnel Writer Original Story by: Frank Launder Screenplay by: J.O.C. Orton Val Guest Marriott Edgar |
Format DVD
Language English
Region 1
Audio Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Aspect Ratio 1.33:1 / 4x3
Subtitles English subtitles
Rating Not Rated
Runtime 173
Year 1937, 1938
Color B&W
UPC 089859878329