''Old Roses'' is a 1935 British crime film directed by Bernard Mainwaring and starring

Horace Hodges Horace Hodges (19 December 1863 – 6 July 1951) was a British stage and film actor and writer. Hodges was the author (with Thomas Wigney Percyval) of the play ''Grumpy'' which saw a Broadway production in 1913, a silent film version in 1923, a ...

, Nancy Burne and

Bruce Lester Bruce Lester (6 June 1912 – 13 June 2008) was a South African-born English film actor with over 60 screen appearances to his credit between 1934 and his retirement from acting in 1958. Lester's career divided into two distinct periods. Betwe ...

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/ref> The screenplay concerns an elderly man who assists the police in solving a murder, but accidentally reveals his own criminal past in the process.

Cast

as Johnnie Lee * Nancy Burne as Jenny Erroll *

as Chris Morgan *

Charles Mortimer Charles Mortimer (1885–1964) was a British actor. Son of Charles Neil Mortimer - actor. Husband of Greta Wood - actress. Filmography * ''Watch Beverly'' (1932) (film debut) * '' You Made Me Love You'' (1933) * ''Sometimes Good'' (1934) * ' ...

as John Morgan *

Felix Aylmer Sir Felix Edward Aylmer Jones, OBE (21 February 1889 – 2 September 1979) was an English stage actor who also appeared in the cinema and on television. Aylmer made appearances in films with comedians such as Will Hay and George Formby. Earl ...

as Lord Sandelbury * Wilfred Walter as Sweeton *

Esme Church Esme Church (10 February 1893 – 31 May 1972) was a British actress and theatre director. In a long career she acted with the Old Vic Company, the Royal Shakespeare Company and on Broadway. She directed plays for the Old Vic, became head of the ...

as Mrs Erroll * George Hayes Simes *

Eric Portman Eric Harold Portman (13 July 1901 – 7 December 1969) was an English stage and film actor. He is probably best remembered for his roles in several films for Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger during the 1940s. Early life Born in Halifax, ...

as Lou * Trefor Jones as Singing Gypsy

References

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* 1935 films 1935 crime films Films directed by Bernard Mainwaring Fox Film films British black-and-white films British crime films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films 1930s British films {{1930s-crime-film-stub