Not So Dusty (1936 film)
| Not So Dusty | |
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.jpg) Trade advertisement from The Daily Film Renter (12 May, 1936)[1] | |
| Directed by | Maclean Rogers |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | George Smith |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Geoffrey Faithfull |
Production company | George Smith Productions |
| Distributed by | RKO |
Release date |
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Running time | 69 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Not So Dusty is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Wally Patch, Gus McNaughton and Muriel George.[2][3] It was written by Frank Atkinson, Kathleen Butler, H. F. Maltby and Patch. The film was made at Nettlefold Studios in Walton-on-Thames. In 1956 the film was remade, again directed by Rogers, and starring Leslie Dwyer and Bill Owen.[4]
Plot
London rubbish collectors Dusty Gray and Nobby Clark come into possession of a valuable book, and thwart the attempts of criminals to con them out of it.
Cast
- Wally Patch as Dusty Gray
- Gus McNaughton as Nobby Clark
- Muriel George as Mrs. Clark
- Philip Ray as Dan Stevens
- John Singer as Johnny Clark
- Isobel Scaife as Mary
- Ethel Griffies as Miss Miller
- H. F. Maltby as Mr. Armstrong
- Raymond Lovell as Mr. Holding
Critical reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The plot is over-elaborate, but the direction good. The Cockney atmosphere is well and consistently carried out and dialogue and sound recording excellent. Photography and settings are good and the acting by the leading comedians is excellent in the music-hall tradition and well supported by the rest of the cast. This production gives good, light entertainment of an unsophisticated type."[5]
Kine Weekly wrote: "Low-life extravaganza, titivated with an occasional tune. ... Its script leaves little to the imagination, but happily its well-known players never give up. It'll amuse the not too sophisticated."[6]
The Daily Film Renter wrote: "Full-bodied Cockney comedy. ... Dustmen's annual dinner, an amateur burglary, and arrival of bailiffs provide new Patch-McNaughton team with fair humorous material. Quite good slapstick music hall stuff."[7]
References
- ^ "Not So Dusty". The Daily Film Renter (2854): 17. 12 May 1936. ProQuest 3127109362.
- ^ "Not So Dusty". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ^ "Not So Dusty". BFI. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Not So Dusty". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
- ^ "Not So Dusty". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 3 (25): 82. 1 January 1936. ProQuest 1305799680.
- ^ "Not So Dusty". Kine Weekly. 467 (2537): 10. 9 February 1956. ProQuest 2676975611.
- ^ "Not So Dusty". The Daily Film Renter (2862): 15. 21 May 1936. ProQuest 3127107142.
External links
- Not So Dusty at IMDb