Syd Courtenay
Syd Courtenay was a South African-born British actor and screenwriter.[1] He was a frequent collaborator with the comedian Leslie Fuller. Courtenay first met Fuller in 1919 in Margate and they soon struck up a partnership with routines featuring their comedic character Bill.[2] With the arrival of sound films they were signed to British International Pictures and made their first film Not So Quiet on the Western Front in 1930. They made a large number of films during the 1930s, generally featuring the character of Bill, with Courtenay writing and acting in many of them. He was married to Lola Harvey, who co-wrote a number of films with him.
Selected filmography
Actor
- Why Sailors Leave Home (1930)
- What a Night! (1931)
- Poor Old Bill (1931)
- Bill's Legacy (1931)
- Kiss Me Sergeant (1932)
- Old Spanish Customers (1932)
- Hawley's of High Street (1933)
- Strictly Illegal (1935)
- Boys Will Be Girls (1937)
- Cotton Queen (1937)
- Sing as You Swing (1937)
Director
- Darby and Joan (1937)
Screenwriter
- Old Soldiers Never Die (1931)
- The Man Behind the Mask (1936)
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References
- BFI.org
- Sutton p.105
External links
Bibliography
- Sutton, David R. A Chorus of Raspberries: British Film Comedy 1929-1939. University of Exeter Press, 2000.
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