''Great Stuff'' 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 Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Henry Kendall,

Betty Astell Betty Astell (23 May 1912 – 26 July 2005), born Betty Julia Hymans, was an English actress, best known for comedy and pantomime Pantomime (; informally panto) is a type of musical comedy stage production designed for family entertainm ...

and Alfred Wellesley. In the film, a woman's parents became robbers in a desperate effort to prevent her marrying an unsuitable man. It was made at

Beaconsfield Studios Beaconsfield Film Studios is a British Television studio, television and Film studio, film studio in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. The studios were operational as a production site for films in 1922, and continued producing films - and, later, ...

as a quota quickie.Wood p.77 The film's sets were designed by Norman G. Arnold.

Cast

* Henry Kendall as Archie Brown *

as Vera Montgomery * Alfred Wellesley as Vernon Montgomery *

Barbara Gott Barbara Gott (1872–1944) was a Scottish stage and film actress. In 1913, she made her West End debut in Stanley Houghton's ''Trust the People''. Partial filmography * ''Betta, the Gipsy'' (1918) * '' The Romance of Lady Hamilton'' (1919) � ...

as Claudette Montgomery *

Hal Walters Henry Paul "Hal" Walters (29 January 1892 – 7 September 1940) was a British actor. He was best known for his role in ''The Four Feathers'' (1939). He was killed by a bomb in an air raid during the London Blitz. Selected filmography * ''Just ...

as Spud * Ernest Sefton as Captain * Gladys Hamer as Cook

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 1933 comedy films 1930s English-language films Films directed by Leslie S. Hiscott British comedy films Films shot at Beaconsfield Studios Quota quickies British black-and-white films 1930s British films English-language comedy films {{1930s-UK-comedy-film-stub