Oh, Mr Porter!
1937 British film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Oh, Mr Porter! is a 1937 British comedy film starring Will Hay with Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt and directed by Marcel Varnel. While not Hay's commercially most successful (although it grossed £500,000 at the box office – equal to about £34,000,000 at 2020 value), it is probably his best-known film to modern audiences. It is widely acclaimed as the best of Hay's work, and a classic of its genre. The film had its first public showing in November 1937 and went on general release on 3 January 1938. The plot of Oh, Mr Porter was loosely based on the Arnold Ridley play The Ghost Train. The title was taken from Oh! Mr Porter, a music hall song.
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Directed by | Marcel Varnel |
Written by | J. O. C. Orton Marriott Edgar Val Guest |
Based on | story by Frank Launder Arnold Ridley (play) |
Produced by | Edward Black |
Starring | Will Hay Graham Moffatt Moore Marriott |
Cinematography | Arthur Crabtree |
Edited by | R. E. Dearing Alfred Roome |
Music by | Louis Levy Jack Beaver |
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Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |