The Good Old Days (film)

The Good Old Days is a 1939 British comedy film directed by Roy William Neill. Written by Austin Melford and John Dighton based on a story by Ralph Smart, it stars Max Miller, Hal Walters and Kathleen Gibson.[2] The film tells the story of group of entertainers struggling to obtain permission to perform at a tavern in 1840.

The Good Old Days
Directed by	Roy William Neill
Written by	Austin Melford John Dighton
Based on	a story by Ralph Smart
Starring	Max Miller Hal Walters Kathleen Gibson
Production company	Warner Bros. First National
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	June 1939 (1939-06) (UK) [1]
Running time	79 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

It is on the British Film Institute's BFI 75 Most Wanted list of lost films.[1]

Cast

• Max Miller as Alexander the Greatest
• Hal Walters as Titch
• Kathleen Gibson as Polly
• H.F. Maltby as Randolph Macaulay
• Martita Hunt as Sara Macaulay
• Anthony Shaw as Lovelace
• Allan Jeayes as Shadwell
• Sam Wilkinson as Croker
• Roy Emerton as Grimes
• Phyllis Monkman as Mrs. Bennett
• Ian Fleming as Lord Wakely

See also

• List of lost films

References

1. "The Good Old Times / BFI Most Wanted". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
2. "The Good Old Days". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.

External links

• BFI 75 Most Wanted entry, with extensive notes
• The Good Old Days on IMDb