''Splinters'' is an all-talking sound 1929 British musical comedy film based on the stage revue ''
Splinters''. It was
British & Dominions Film Corporation
Imperial Studios were the studios of the British and Dominions Film Corporation, a short-lived British film production company located at Imperial Place, Elstree Way, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. The studios (one of several facilities historical ...
's first all-talking release filmed entirely in the UK. The revue tells the story of the origin of the concert party ''Splinters'' created by UK soldiers in France in 1915. The film was followed by two sequels, ''
Splinters in the Navy'' (1931) and ''
Splinters in the Air
''Splinters in the Air'' (aka, ''Splinters In The Air Force'') is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Alfred J. Goulding and starring Sydney Howard and Richard Hearne. It is a loose sequel to the films '' Splinters'' (1929) and '' Splinters ...
'' (1937).
Cast
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Nelson Keys
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Sydney Howard
Sydney Howard (7 August 1884 – 12 June 1946) was an English stage comedian and film actor born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire.http://www.britishpictures.com/godfrey/card04.htm Stars of British Films A Series of 50 – No. 4 Sydney How ...
as Doleful Soldier
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Lew Lake as Nobbler
*Hal Jones as Sergeant
*Reg Stone as Drag Artist
*Wilfred Temple
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Carroll Gibbons
Carroll Richard Gibbons (January 4, 1903 – May 10, 1954) was an American-born pianist, bandleader and popular composer who made his career primarily in England during the British dance band era.
Early life and career
Gibbons was born an ...
as Himself, leading the HMV Orchestra
*Gus Aubrey as Drag Act
*George Baker
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Walter Glynne
*Sidney Grantham
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Clifford Heatherley
Clifford Heatherley Lamb (8 October 1888 in Preston, Lancashire – 15 September 1937 in London) was an English stage and film actor.
Filmography
* ''Henry VIII'' (1911)
* ''Bleak House'' (1920)
* '' The Tavern Knight'' (1920)
* '' The Mys ...
as Sergeant Miller
See also
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List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)
This is a list of early pre-recorded sound and part or full talking feature films made in the United States and Europe during the transition from silent film to sound film, sound, between 1926 and 1929. During this time a variety of recording syst ...
References
External links
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''Splinters'' (1929) at BFI Database
1929 films
British musical comedy films
British black-and-white films
1929 musical comedy films
1920s English-language films
Films directed by Jack Raymond
Films shot at Rock Studios
Films set in England
British and Dominions Studios films
Films shot at Imperial Studios, Elstree
1920s British films
English-language musical comedy films
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