Old Bill 'through the ages'

Format:

Video

Author/Creator:

Bairnsfather, Bruce, 1887-1959, author.

Contributor:

Bentley, Thomas, 1880-1950, director.

AM (Publisher), digitiser.

British Film Institute, owner.

Language:

English

Genre:

Fiction films

Silent films

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (1 hour, 47 min., 10 sec.)) silent with intertitles, black and white and tinted

Production:

[Great Britain] [Ideal Film Company] 1924

Contained In:

Shakespeare in silent film

Language Note:

Silent film with English intertitles

Summary:

Old Bill 'Through the Ages' (1924) is a British silent comedy where the First World War cartoon character Old Bill time-travels through different historical eras, using humour and satire to reflect postwar British attitudes

Please be aware that this film includes racist representations which some people may find distressing

Participant:

Bruce Bairnsfather, Wally Bosco, Franzi Carlos, Arthur Cleave, Clive Currie, Cyril Dane, Jack Denton, Gladys Ffolliott, Austin Leigh, William Pardue, Douglas Payne, Syd Walker, Cecil Morton York

Credits:

Director, Thomas Bentley ; author of original work, Bruce Bairnsfather

Notes:

Original film format: 35mm

Vendor supplied data

OCLC:

1582416942