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Walter Forde - filmography

Bitter Springs on DVD (1950)
Starring: Tommy Trinder, Dave Willis, Patricia Kirkwood
Director: Norman Lee, Ralph Smart, Walter Forde
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Bitter Springs (Dir. Ralph Smart) (1950): Tommy Trinder is called in to smooth things out when Wally King encroaches upon Aboriginal Tribal ground.

56% from 36 members

The Master Of Bankdam on DVD (1947)
Starring: Anne Crawford, Dennis Price, Tom Walls
Director: Walter Forde
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An epic film drama on the lives of three generations of Yorkshire mill-owners during Britain's turbulent Industrial Revolution. Simeon Crowther (Tom Walls) decides to hand over the family textile mill of Bankdam to his two sons, Joshua (Dennis Price) and Zebediah (Stephen Murray). But Zebediah's ..read more »

63% from 52 members

Champagne Charlie on DVD (1944)
Starring: Tommy Trinder, Dave Willis, Stanley Holloway
Director: Norman Lee, Alberto Cavalcanti, Walter Forde
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The story of a 19th century English music hall (vaudeville) performer and life behind the scenes.

57% from 290 members

The Bells Go Down on DVD (1943)
Starring: Tommy Trinder, James Mason, Philip Friend
Director: Basil Dearden, Norman Lee, Walter Forde
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The story follows Tommy's career from his enrolment in the Auxiliary Fire Service through his training to his fire-fighting duties during the 'Blitz' in London in 1940.

71% from 95 members

Fiddlers Three / The Foreman Went To France on DVD (1942)
Starring: Tommy Trinder, Dave Willis, Patricia Kirkwood
Director: Norman Lee, Charles Frend, Walter Forde
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The Foreman Went To France (Dir. Charles Frend) (1942): Based on the true story of Melbourne Johns, an aircraft factory foreman sent to France to prevent the Nazis getting hold of some vital equipment. Fiddlers Three (Dir. Harry Watt) (1944): A pair of Jolly Jack Tars on shore leave take a Wren (..read more »

66% from 82 members

Gasbags (1941)
Starring: Bud Flanagan, Chesney Allen, Jimmy Nervo
Director: Walter Forde, Marcel Varnel
Certificate:
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Flanagan & Allen, Nervo & Knox and Naughton & Gold do their bit for the war effort as the Crazy Gang inadvertantly invade Germany when their barrage balloon gets swept away in a sudden gust of wind.

67% from 25 members
Not available for rental

Charley's Big Hearted Aunt (1940)
Starring: Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch, Graham Moffatt
Director: Walter Forde
Certificate:
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Dizzy Oxford student Lord Fancourt Babberly (Askey) is persuaded to pose as his pal Charley Wyckham's elderly aunt, in order that Charley's and Jack Chesney's girlfriends will have a proper female escort when they come to visit. The charade is complicated by the presence of Jack's father and of one ..read more »

63% from 29 members
Not available for rental

The Ghost Train (1931)
Starring: Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch, Kathleen Harrison
Director: Walter Forde
Certificate:
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Tommy Gander, a concert comedian; Teddy Deakin, his pal; Jackie Withorp and her cousin Richard Winthrop; Miss Bourne, a spinster visiting evacuees, Herbert and Edna, an engaged couple, and Dr. Sterling, travelling on a train to Cornwall miss their connections owing to a delay and have to spend a ..read more »

70% from 486 members
Not available for rental

Sailors Three / Save A Little Sunshine on DVD
Starring: Tommy Trinder, Dave Willis, Patricia Kirkwood
Director: Norman Lee, Walter Forde, Harry Watt
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Save a Little Sunshine (Dir. Norman Lee) (1938): In this musical comedy, a man earns a reward and decides to spend some of it on restoring a ramshackle boarding house. Unfortunately, his endeavor fails, and he ends up working there to make ends meet. Later, his ingenious girl friend saves the day ..read more »

58% from 59 members

Vera Lynn Movie Collection (3 discs) on DVD
Starring: Vera Lynn, Geraldo, Patricia Roc
Director: Philip Brandon, Gordon Wellesley, Walter Forde
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Titles Comprise: We'll Meet Again: Humble chorus line dancer Peggy Brown (Vera Lynn) is discovered by the BBC and gets her own radio show - but she proves unlucky in love when the soldier she hopes loves her (Donald Gray) falls for her best friend Ruth (Patricia Roc) instead. Songs: Be Like The ..read more »

57% from 18 members

Tommy Trinder Collection (5 discs) on DVD
Starring: Tommy Trinder, Dave Willis, Patricia Kirkwood
Director: Norman Lee, Walter Forde, Harry Watt
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Includes the following features: Save a Little Sunshine (Dir. Norman Lee) (1938): In this musical comedy, a man earns a reward and decides to spend some of it on restoring a ramshackle boarding house. Unfortunately, his endeavor fails, and he ends up working there to make ends meet. Later, his ..read more »

63% from 81 members

Basin Street Revue / Forbidden Music on DVD
Starring: Sarah Vaughan, Willie Bryant, Jimmy Durante
Director: Joseph Kohn, Leonard Reed, Walter Forde
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Basin Street Revue: Musical variety filmed at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York City. Forbidden Music: A charming tale based on a true story of a 19th century town where a new law forbade music - no singing or instruments allowed. Also features Bob Hope's Road to Bali.

40% from 29 members

Walter Forde facts

5 most recent films

Bitter Springs - 3.0 stars
The Master Of Bankdam - 3.0 stars
Champagne Charlie - 3.0 stars
The Bells Go Down - 3.5 stars
Fiddlers Three / The Foreman Went To France - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Bells Go Down - 3.5 stars
The Ghost Train - 3.5 stars
Fiddlers Three / The Foreman Went To France - 3.5 stars
Tommy Trinder Collection - 3.0 stars
The Master Of Bankdam - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Basin Street Revue / Forbidden Music - 2.0 stars
Bitter Springs - 3.0 stars
Vera Lynn Movie Collection - 3.0 stars
Charley's Big Hearted Aunt - 3.0 stars
Gasbags - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Philip Friend - 6 times - show films
Sonnie Hale - 6 times - show films
Patricia Kirkwood - 6 times - show films
Chips Rafferty - 6 times - show films
Stanley Holloway - 6 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Harry Watt - 6 times - show films
Norman Lee - 6 times - show films
harry - 2 times - show films
Marcel Varnel - 2 times - show films
Ralph Smart - 1 times - show films

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