Scruffy (film)
Encyclopedia
Scruffy is a 1938 British
family film
directed by Randall Faye
and starring Jack Melford
, Billy Merson
and Peter Gawthorne
. A young boy runs away from his wealthy home because his mother does not like his dog, and ends up living with a burglar.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
family film
Family film
A family film is a film genre that is designed to appeal to a variety of age groups and, thus, families.In December 2005, Steven Spielberg's 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial came first in a poll of the 100 Greatest Family Films. The genre today generates billions of dollars per annum.Family...
directed by Randall Faye
Randall Faye
Randall Faye was an American screenwriter, film producer and director. He wrote for 64 films between 1926 and 1947.He was died in Orange County, California.-Selected filmography:* Upstream...
and starring Jack Melford
Jack Melford
Jack Melford was a British film and television actor. He was the brother of screenwriter and film director Austin Melford.-Selected filmography:* Find the Lady * Luck of the Turf * Scruffy...
, Billy Merson
Billy Merson
Billy Merson was an English music hall performer and songwriter. He began his career while working in a lace-making factory, and doing shows in the evenings. It took some time until he could make a living from his stage work. "For five or six years on the stage, I survived on a salary hardly...
and Peter Gawthorne
Peter Gawthorne
Peter Gawthorne was an Irish actor, probably best known for his roles in Will Hay films. Gawthorne was one of Britain's most called-upon bit part actors during the 1940s and 50s....
. A young boy runs away from his wealthy home because his mother does not like his dog, and ends up living with a burglar.
Cast
- Jack MelfordJack MelfordJack Melford was a British film and television actor. He was the brother of screenwriter and film director Austin Melford.-Selected filmography:* Find the Lady * Luck of the Turf * Scruffy...
- Jim - Billy MersonBilly MersonBilly Merson was an English music hall performer and songwriter. He began his career while working in a lace-making factory, and doing shows in the evenings. It took some time until he could make a living from his stage work. "For five or six years on the stage, I survived on a salary hardly...
- Golly - Toni Edgar-BruceToni Edgar-Bruce-Selected filmography:* Tell England * Brother Alfred * The Broken Melody * Lilies of the Field * Captain Bill * Scruffy * The First of the Few * Heaven Is Round the Corner...
- Mrs. Pottinger - Michael Gainsborough - Michael
- MacArthur Gordon - Hoskins
- Chris McMaster - Adam
- Peter GawthornePeter GawthornePeter Gawthorne was an Irish actor, probably best known for his roles in Will Hay films. Gawthorne was one of Britain's most called-upon bit part actors during the 1940s and 50s....
- Chairman - Joan Ponsford - Judy