Almost a Gentleman (1938 film)

Almost a Gentleman
Directed by	Oswald Mitchell
Written by	Oswald Mitchell Sidney Morgan Willie Singer
Produced by	Sidney Morgan
Starring	Billy Bennett Kathleen Harrison Gibb McLaughlin Marcelle Rogez
Cinematography	Geoffrey Faithfull
Production company	Sidney Morgan Productions
Distributed by	Butcher's Film Service
Release date	June 1938 (1938-06)
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£12,912[1]

Almost a Gentleman is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Billy Bennett, Kathleen Harrison, and Gibb McLaughlin. In January 1928, Bennett had appeared in a short film of the same title, made in the DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process.[2]

Premise

A night watchman is mistaken for a wealthy financier.

Cast

• Billy Bennett as Bill Barker
• Kathleen Harrison as Mrs Barker
• Gibb McLaughlin as Bartholomew Quist
• Marcelle Rogez as Mimi
• Mervyn Johns as Percival Clicker
• Basil Langton as Andrew Sinker
• Harry Terry as Jim
• Dorothy Vernon as Mrs Garrett

References

1. Chapman, Llewella. "'The highest salary ever paid to a human being': Creating a Database of Film Costs from the Bank of England". Journal of British cinema and television, 2022-10. Vol. 19, no. 4. Edinburgh University Press. p. 470-494 at 479.
2. BFI Database entry

External links

• Almost a Gentleman at IMDb