Old Bill and Son (1941)
Old Bill has grumbled his way through the trenches of the First World War. Now it is the Second and, envious of his son, Young Bill, he decides to enlist. He finally enters the Pioneer Corps, which is based near his son. When Young Bill goes missing during a raid, Old Bill shows that there's still life in the old dog yet!
- Date of release
- 1941-03-01
- TMDB
- 6.6 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Comedy, War
- Director
- Ian Dalrymple
Casting
- Morland Graham — Old Bill
- John Mills — Young Bill
- Mary Clare — Maggie
- Renée Houston — Stella Malloy
- Rène Ray — Sally
- Gus McNaughton — Alf
- Ronald Shiner — Bert
- Manning Whiley — Chimp
- Janine Darcey — Françoise
- Roland Culver — Colonel
- Donald Stuart — Canuck
- Nicholas Phipps — BBC Reporter
Interesting facts
Old Bill and Son is a 1941 British black-and-white comedy war film directed by Ian Dalrymple and starring Morland Graham, John Mills, Mary Clare and Ronald Shiner. It was written by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, Dalrymple, Arthur Wimperis and Derek Twist, based on the story Old Bill by Bairnsfather. It was executive produced by Alexander Korda for Legeran Films.
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