Old Bill and Son (1941)
1h 40m
Running Time
March 1, 1941Release Date
Plot.
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!
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Cast & Crew.
Morland Graham
Old Bill
John Mills
Young Bill Busby
Mary Clare
Maggie
Rène Ray
Sally
Renée Houston
Stella Malloy
Ian Dalrymple
Director
Gus McNaughton
Alf
Ronald Shiner
Bert
Bruce Bairnsfather
Writer
Derek N. Twist
Writer
Manning Whiley
Chimp
Arthur Wimperis
Writer
Janine Darcey
Françoise
Harold Boxall
Producer
Roland Culver
Colonel
Donald Stuart
Canuck
Josef Somlo
Producer
Nicholas Phipps
BBC Reporter
Allan Jeayes
Willoughby
Ian Fleming
Club Member (uncredited)
Philip Friend
(uncredited)
Arthur Hambling
Shelter Delivery Man
Edward Lexy
Soldier
Al Millen
Lance Corporal
Details.
Wiki.
Old Bill and Son is a 1941 British black-and-white comedy war film directed by Ian Dalrymple. Centred on the First World War cartoon figure Old Bill and his escapades in the early Phoney War of World War II and with that character's creator Bruce Bairnsfather as one of its screenwriters, it stars Morland Graham, John Mills, Mary Clare and Ronald Shiner as Herbert 'Bert' Smith. It is executive produced by Alexander Korda for Legeran Films.