''Doctor Josser K.C.'' is a 1931 British

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

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and starring

Ernie Lotinga Ernest Lotinga (19 March 1875 – 28 October 1951) was a British comedian and film actor. Lotinga became known for the Josser character whom he portrayed in a series of comedy films during the 1930s. Biography Lotinga was born in Sunderland into ...

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and

Molly Lamont Molly Lamont (22 May 1910 – 7 July 2001) was a South African-British film actress. Life and career Lamont was born in Boksburg, Transvaal, South Africa. After winning a beauty contest in South Africa she was offered a contract by British ...

. Made at

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Wood p.71 it was part of the Josser series of comedies featuring Lotinga. It is sometimes confused with another production ''

P.C. Josser ''P.C. Josser'' is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Milton Rosmer and starring Ernie Lotinga, Robert Douglas and Garry Marsh. It was made by Gainsborough Pictures at the Islington Studios in London.Wood p.69 It is sometimes confused with ...

'' although they are separate films made at different studios by different directors.

Cast

as Jimmy Josser *

as Dick O'Neill *

as Betty O'Neill * Joan Wyndham as Suzette *

Binnie Barnes Gertrude Maud Barnes (25 March 1903 – 27 July 1998), known professionally as Binnie Barnes, was an English actress whose career in films spanned from 1923 to 1973. Early life Barnes was born in Islington, London, the daughter of Rosa Enoy ...

as Rosa Wopp * Harold Wilkinson as Golightly *

Arnold Bell Arnold Bell (23 May 1901 – 12 March 1988) was a British actor. Selected filmography * '' Convict 99'' (1919) - Warder Gannawy * ''Doctor Josser K.C.'' (1931) * ''Josser in the Army'' (1932) - Becker * '' Doss House'' (1933) - Reporter * '' ...

as Dick Morris

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. 1931 films British comedy films 1931 comedy films Films shot at British International Pictures Studios Films directed by Norman Lee Films set in England British black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films {{1930s-UK-comedy-film-stub