''Call Me Mame'' is a 1933 British

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

John Daumery Jean Daumery (1898-1934) was a Belgian-born film director. Jean (John) Daumery is the pseudonym of Jean Nicolas Pierre Ysaÿe. He was born in Brussels (Belgium) on 17 May 1898. He was the son of the pianist and composer Théo Ysaÿe and the actres ...

and starring

Ethel Irving Ethel Irving (born Frances Emily Irving; 1869–1963) was a British stage actress. She also appeared in five films. Biography Frances Emily Irving was born in England on 5 September 1869, the daughter of stage actor Joseph Irving (died 1870) ...

, John Batten and Dorothy Bartlam. It was made at

Teddington Studios Teddington Studios was a large British television studio in Teddington, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, providing studio facilities for programmes airing on the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Sky One and others. The complex also prov ...

as a

quota quickie The Cinematograph Films Act 1927 ( 17 & 18 Geo. 5. c. 29) was an act of the UK Parliament designed to stimulate the declining British film industry. It received royal assent on 22 December 1927 and came into force on 1 April 1928. Description T ...

.Chibnall p.271

Cast

as Mame * John Batten as Gordon Roantree * Dorothy Bartlam as Tess Lennox *

Winifred Oughton (Annie) Winifred Oughton (1890 26 December 1964) was an English actress, educationalist and acting coach. She was a well-received character and comedy actress and was a teacher at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) from 1935 to 1958. Lif ...

as Victoria *

Julian Royce Julian Royce (26 May 1866 – 10 May 1946), born William Leonard Gardener, was a British stage and, later, film actor. Gänzl, Kurt"Ivy: the girl who married Sherlock Holmes" Kurt of Gerolstein, 19 June 2018 Life and career Royce was christened ...

as Poulton *

Arthur Maude Arthur John Maude (23 July 1880 – 9 January 1950) was an English actor, screenwriter, and film director. Biography Maude was born Arthur John Maud on 23 July 1880 in Pontefract, West Riding, Yorkshire, to William Robert Maud (1849–1919) an ...

as Father * Alice O'Day as Mother * Pat Fitzpatrick as Child *

Carroll Gibbons Carroll Richard Gibbons (January 4, 1903 – May 10, 1954) was an American-born pianist, bandleader and popular composer who made his career primarily in England during the British dance band era. Early life and career Gibbons was born an ...

as Leader of the Savoy Orpheans

References

Bibliography

* Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007. * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

* 1933 films British comedy films 1933 comedy films Films shot at Teddington Studios Warner Bros. films Quota quickies Films directed by Jean Daumery British black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films {{1930s-UK-comedy-film-stub