''Lord Babs'' is a 1932 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
Walter Forde
Walter Forde (born Thomas Seymour Woolford, 21 April 1898 – 7 January 1984) was a British actor, screenwriter and director. Born in Lambeth, south London in 1898, he directed over fifty films between 1919 from the silent era through to 19 ...
and starring
Bobby Howes,
Jean Colin and
Pat Paterson
Pat Paterson (born Eliza Paterson; 10 April 1910 – 24 August 1978) was an English film actress. Although she made more than 20 films, she is best known as the wife of actor Charles Boyer.
Childhood and early life
Paterson was born on 10 Apri ...
. It was based on the 1925
play of the same title by
Keble Howard
Keble Howard was the pen name of John Keble Bell (8 June 1875 – 29 March 1928). He was an English writer and journalist, who wrote a large number of novels, short stories, sketches and plays, mainly light comic pieces, often depicting subur ...
.
It was once believed to be a
lost film
A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress.
Conditions
During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy ...
, but was rediscovered.
Cast
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Bobby Howes as Lord Basil 'Babs' Drayford
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Jean Colin as Nurse Foster
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Pat Paterson
Pat Paterson (born Eliza Paterson; 10 April 1910 – 24 August 1978) was an English film actress. Although she made more than 20 films, she is best known as the wife of actor Charles Boyer.
Childhood and early life
Paterson was born on 10 Apri ...
as Helen Parker
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Alfred Drayton as Ambrose Parker
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Arthur Chesney as Mr Turpin
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Clare Greet as Mrs Parker
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Hugh Dempster as Dr. Neville
* Joe Cunningham as Chief Steward
References
External links
''Lord Babs (1932)''on
BFI website
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1932 films
Films directed by Walter Forde
1932 comedy films
British comedy films
Gainsborough Pictures films
British films based on plays
British black-and-white films
1930s rediscovered films
Rediscovered British films
Films set in France
Films set in London
Seafaring films
1930s English-language films
1930s British films
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