H.F. Maltby
Henry Francis Maltby (25 November 1880 – 25 October 1963) was a prolific writer for the London stage and British cinema from after the First World War until the 1950s. He also appeared in many films. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Young and Innocent
as Police SergeantRobert Tisdall finds on the beach the corpse of a woman he knew. Others wrongly conclude that he...
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Caesar and Cleopatra
as Councillor (uncredited)The aging Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen. Adapted by George Bernard...
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Pygmalion
as Second BystanderWhen linguistics professor Henry Higgins boasts that he can pass off Cockney flower girl Eliza...
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A Canterbury Tale
as Mr. PortalThree modern day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town on the way to Canterbury.
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The Gang's All Here
as Large Pompous DinerJohn Forrest is anticipating a quiet retirement spent penning detective fiction when he learns...
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I Spy
as Herr DoctorTwo Americans in England--a wealthy playboy and an actress--join forces to stop international spies.
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Return to Yesterday
as InspectorRobert Maine is torn between returning to the glamour of Hollywood and working with a small...
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Medal for the General
as Mayor (uncredited)A retired general helps out by sheltering some evacuees during WWII.
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Everything Is Thunder
as BurgomasterThe story, starring Constance Bennett and Douglass Montgomery, involves a Canadian POW being...
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Owd Bob
as Sgt. Walter MusgraveAdam McAdam is an old, dour sheepherder whose life is devoted to his faithful dog, the whiskey...
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Paradise for Two
as DirectorA chorus girl is mistaken for a millionaire's girlfriend.
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Under Your Hat
as Colonel SheepshanksIn pre-Second World War England, a leading film star and his wife attempt to recover a secret...
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Girls Will Be Boys
as uncreditedThe Duke of Bridgewater sends for the heir he's never seen. His heir is Patricia, and the Duke...
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The Morals of Marcus
as uncreditedA confirmed bachelor takes pity on a young woman and takes her to London.
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Those Were the Days
as Mr. BullamyA farce based on Arthur Wing Pinero's play 'The Magistrate' in which the son (John Mills) of a...
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Where There's a Will
as Sir Roger WimpletonWill Hay plays the pennyless, bungling solicitor Benjamin Stubbins, who arrives at his office to...
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Calling the Tune
as StubbinsCalling the Tune offers a fascinating look at the fledgeling gramophone industry as it tries to...
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Queen of Hearts
as SolicitorA woman prevents a popular stage performer getting arrested for drunk driving, though has to...
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Pearls Bring Tears
as Mr. DuffieldAbout a businessman (H.F.Maltby) who borrows his wife's pearls to cover a business loan, only...
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Old Mother Riley Detective
as H. G. PopplethwaiteA night watchman is being bludgeoned, as a safe is cracked open in the offices of the District...
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Old Mother Riley Joins Up
as Gen. HogsleyMother Riley plays a nurse who was forced to volunteer for the Auxiliary Territorial Service....
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O-Kay for Sound
as John RigbyHyman Goldberger, the president of film studio Super-Colossal Pictures, is in trouble--his major...
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Bob's Your Uncle
as Maj. DiehardHome guardsman Albert is in love with Dolly, the daughter of commanding officer Diehard. In...
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The Luck of a Sailor
as AdmiralIn this romantic comedy, the king of Ruritania marries an impoverished commoner after he is...
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Freedom of the Seas
as HarcourtGeorge Smith, a mild-mannered clerk with a crush on his boss's daughter, is led astray by an old...
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