''P.C. Josser'' is a 1931 British

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directed by

Milton Rosmer Milton Rosmer (4 November 1881 – 7 December 1971) was a British actor, film director and screenwriter. He made his screen debut in ''The Mystery of a Hansom Cab'' (1915) and continued to act in theatre, film and television until 1956. In 1 ...

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 ...

, Robert Douglas and

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. It was made by

Gainsborough Pictures Gainsborough Pictures was a British film studio based on the south bank of the Regent's Canal, in Poole Street, Hoxton in the former Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch, north London. Gainsborough Studios was active between 1924 and 1951. The c ...

at the

Islington Studios Islington Studios, often known as Gainsborough Studios, were a British film studio located on the south bank of the Regent's Canal, in Poole Street, Hoxton in the former Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch, London between 1919 and 1949. The studio ...

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.Wood p.69 It is sometimes confused with another film ''

Doctor Josser K.C. ''Doctor Josser K.C.'' is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Norman Lee and starring Ernie Lotinga, Jack Hobbs and Molly Lamont. Made at Elstree StudiosWood p.71 it was part of the Josser series of comedies featuring Lotinga. It is sometime ...

'' which was released the same year. The film is based on a 1926 stage play ''The Police Force'', written by Lotinga himself, about a discharged policeman who is able to prevent dishonesty in the

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world.

Cast

as Jimmy Josser *

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as Nobby * Maisie Darrell as Violet Newsome * Robert Douglas as Dick Summers *

as Carson * Max Avieson as Travers

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 sports comedy films 1930s sports comedy films Islington Studios films Films directed by Milton Rosmer Films set in England British horse racing films British black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films {{sport-film-stub