''Old Iron'' is a 1938 British
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Tom Walls
Thomas Kirby Walls (18 February 1883 – 27 November 1949) was an English stage and film actor, producer and director, best known for presenting and co-starring in the Aldwych farces in the 1920s and for starring in and directing the film adapt ...
and starring
Richard Ainley
Richard Ainley (22 December 1910 – 18 May 1967) was a stage and film actor.
He was born in Middlesex, England, the son of Henry Ainley and a half-brother of Anthony Ainley.
Ainley made his stage debut in 1928, initially using the stage na ...
,
Henry Hewitt,
Eva Moore and
Cecil Parker
Cecil Parker (born Cecil Schwabe, 3 September 1897 – 20 April 1971) was an English actor with a distinctively husky voice, who usually played supporting roles, often characters with a supercilious demeanour, in his 91 films made between ...
.
It was made at
Shepperton Studios
Shepperton Studios is a film studio located in Shepperton, Surrey, England, with a history dating back to 1931. It is now part of the Pinewood Studios Group. During its early existence, the studio was branded as Sound City (not to be confused ...
.
[Wood p.99]
Cast
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Tom Walls
Thomas Kirby Walls (18 February 1883 – 27 November 1949) was an English stage and film actor, producer and director, best known for presenting and co-starring in the Aldwych farces in the 1920s and for starring in and directing the film adapt ...
as Sir Henry Woodstock
*
Eva Moore as Lady Woodstock
*
Cecil Parker
Cecil Parker (born Cecil Schwabe, 3 September 1897 – 20 April 1971) was an English actor with a distinctively husky voice, who usually played supporting roles, often characters with a supercilious demeanour, in his 91 films made between ...
as Barnett
*
Richard Ainley
Richard Ainley (22 December 1910 – 18 May 1967) was a stage and film actor.
He was born in Middlesex, England, the son of Henry Ainley and a half-brother of Anthony Ainley.
Ainley made his stage debut in 1928, initially using the stage na ...
as Harry Woodstock
*
David Tree as Michael
*
Veronica Rose
Veronica Rose (8 July 1911 – 25 January 1968) was a British stage and film actress.
During the 1930s she appeared in a number of films directed by or starring her father-in-law Tom Walls, including several Aldwych Farce adaptations.
Sele ...
as Lorna Barnett
*
Enid Stamp-Taylor as Eileen Penshaw
*
Leslie Perrins as Richard Penshaw
*
Arthur Wontner as Judge
*
Henry Hewitt as Wilfred
*
O. B. Clarence
Oliver Burchett Clarence (25 March 1870, Hampstead, London – 2 October 1955, Hove, Sussex) was an English actor.
Following his education at Dover College and University College Hospital, he made his stage debut in 1890. His experience include ...
as Gordon
References
Bibliography
* Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
* Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
1938 films
1938 drama films
British drama films
Films set in England
Films shot at Shepperton Studios
Films directed by Tom Walls
British black-and-white films
1930s English-language films
1930s British films
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