Will Fyffe

Born: 1885-02-16

From Wikipedia Will Fyffe, CBE (16 February 1885 – 14 December 1947) was a Scottish music hall artist, a star of the 1930s and 1940s, on stage, screen and records. Fyffe made his debut in his father's stock company at the age of six. He travelled extensively throughout Scotland and the rest of the UK, playing the numerous music halls of the time, where he performed his sketches and sang his songs in his own inimitable style. During the 1930s, he was one of the highest paid musical hall artistes in Britain. In addition, Fyffe appeared in 23 major films of the era (American and British), sometimes starring, and recorded over 30 songs, delivered with his own unique style. Fyffe died whilst staying at Rusacks Hotel in St Andrews. After a few too many the star fell from a window in the hotel on the 14th December 1947. It is unknown if this fall was sheer accident or if Fyfe was taking his own life.


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Elstree Calling

as Himself
Released: 1930-02-06

A series of 19 musical and comedy "vaudeville" sketches presented in the form of a live...

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Rulers of the Sea

as John Shaw
Released: 1939-11-08

The struggle of a man to build a steam ship to take him across the Atlantic in spite of all...

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Cotton Queen

as Bill Todcastle
Released: 1937-06-01

The daughter of a mill-owner is sent undercover to the mill of a rival, where she gets mixed up...

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The Prime Minister

as The Agitator
Released: 1941-03-04

Directed by Thorold Dickinson.

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Happy

as Simmy
Released: 1933-12-11

A young musician invents an anti-theft device for cars, but works as a jazz conductor while...

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Owd Bob

as Adam McAdam
Released: 1938-01-26

Adam McAdam is an old, dour sheepherder whose life is devoted to his faithful dog, the whiskey...

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Debt of Honour

as Fergus McAndrews
Released: 1936-11-02

A Colonel's daughter steals from the regimental mess funds to pay off her gambling debts. One of...

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They Came by Night

as James Fothergill
Released: 1940-03-07

A man is blackmailed into taking his brother's place in a gang for a jewellery heist.

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The Brothers

as Aeneas McGrath
Released: 1947-05-07

An orphan wreaks havoc on a remote Scottish island when she causes an age-old feud to be reignited.

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Love in Exile

as Doc Tate
Released: 1936-12-09

When a king suddenly abdicates, his subjects are lead to believe that it is for the love of a...

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Spring Handicap

as Jack Clayton
Released: 1937-10-18

A wife tries to prevent her husband, a miner, from gambling away the money he receives as an...

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