Austin Melford — Playwright (6)
Old Mother Riley in Society (1940) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Old Mother Riley in Society
director: John Baxter actor: Arthur Lucan / Kitty McShane
Old Mother Riley does the laundry for the dancers in the pantomime "Aladdin", where her daughter Kitty works as a chorus girl. Sneaking a peek at the show one day, Mother Riley accidentally pops up through a trap door onto the stage. Accosted by the angry star, Mother Riley’s belligerent responses have the audience in stitches. Outraged, the star walks out, leaving Kitty to take over the leading role, to great success.
Turned Out Nice Again (1941) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Turned Out Nice Again
director: Marcel Varnel actor: George Formby / Peggy Bryan
other title: Georges roi de la mode / Glück muß man haben
George Pearson, an employee at an underwear factory, is caught between his modern wife and his meddling mother. After buying a special yarn and getting his wife to promote it, he has an argument with his boss, Mr Dawson who insults Pearson's wife and refuses to apologise. Pearson then resigns. After finding out that the yarn is actually worth a fair amount, Mr Dawson tries to buy it from Pearson but he has some competition.
Car of Dreams (1935) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Car of Dreams
Produced by the highly acclaimed Michael Balcon, the story revolves around Robert, the son of the owner of a musical instrument factory. He is in love with Vera, one of the factory workers, who is unaware of his position. So when she jokes one day that she would love a Rolls-Royce, Robert makes sure that she gets one. Then he decides to raise her salary out of all proportion to hint at who he is...