Old Bones of the River

12. 1938 (1938-12)
Trajanje90 min.Zemlja Ujedinjeno KraljevstvoJezikengleski

Old Bones of the River (sh. Stare kosti sa rijeke) je britanska crno-bijela filmska komedija snimljena 1938. u režiji Marcela Varnela. Predstavlja parodiju popularnog pustolovnog filma Sanders of the River. Protagonist, koga tumači Will Hay, je rasijani i nespretni direktor škole koji dobija novi posao u britanskoj koloniji u Africi. Radnja prikazuje njegove komične pustolovine nakon što sticajem okolnosti preuzme upravne poslove, te domorocima mora objasniti kako funkcionira oporezivanje. Old Bones je kasnijim kritilarima postao zanimljiv zbog za tadašnje vrijeme neuobičajeno kritičkog stava prema Britanskom Imperiju, odnosno odbacivanju doktirne o bremenu bijelog čovjeka, pa su tako afrički likovi prikazani kao intelektualno superiorni svojim bijelim pokroviteljima.[1]

Uloge

  • Will Hay ... Profesor Benjamin Tibbetts
  • Moore Marriott ... Jerry Harbottle
  • Graham Moffatt ... Albert
  • Robert Adams ... Bosambo
  • Jack London ... M'Bapi
  • Wyndham Goldie ... Komesar Sanders
  • Jack Livesey as Kapetan Hamilton

Izvori

  1. British Films of the 30s, 40s and 50s - www.britishpictures.com

Vanjske veze

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  • Old Bones of the River na sajtu IMDb
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Filmovi koje je režirao Marcel Varnel
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  • Chandu the Magician (1932)
  • Infernal Machine (1933)
  • Freedom of the Seas (1934)
  • Girls Will Be Boys (1934)
  • Royal Cavalcade (1935)
  • Dance Band (1935)
  • The Loves of Madame Dubarry (1935)
  • No Monkey Business (1935)
  • All In (1936)
  • Public Nuisance No. 1 (1936)
  • Good Morning, Boys (1937)
  • Oh, Mr Porter! (1937)
  • Convict 99 (1938)
  • Alf's Button Afloat (1938)
  • Hey! Hey! USA (1938)
  • Old Bones of the River (1938)
  • Ask a Policeman (1939)
  • The Frozen Limits (1939)
  • Where's That Fire? (1940)
  • O-Kay for Sound (1940)
  • Band Waggon (1940)
  • Let George Do It! (1940)
  • Neutral Port (1940)
  • Gasbags (1941)
  • The Ghost of St. Michael's (1941)
  • Turned Out Nice Again (1941)
  • I Thank You (1941)
  • South American George (1941)
  • Hi Gang! (1941)
  • Much Too Shy (1942)
  • King Arthur Was a Gentleman (1942)
  • Get Cracking (1943)
  • He Snoops to Conquer (1944)
  • Bell-Bottom George (1944)
  • I Didn't Do It (1945)
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Scenariji čiji je autor Marriott Edgar
scenariji
  • Windbag the Sailor (1936)
  • Oh, Mr Porter! (1937)
  • Good Morning, Boys (1937)
  • Said O'Reilly to McNab (1937)
  • Convict 99 (1938)
  • Alf's Button Afloat (1938)
  • Old Bones of the River (1938)
  • Ask a Policeman (1939)
  • The Frozen Limits (1939)
  • Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940)
  • Band Waggon (1940)
  • Where's That Fire? (1940)
  • The Ghost Train (1941)
  • Gasbags (1941)
  • I Thank You (1941)
  • Back-Room Boy (1942)
  • King Arthur Was a Gentleman (1942)
  • Miss London Ltd. (1943)
  • Bees in Paradise (1944)
Porodica
  • Edgar Wallace (polubrat)