John Halifax, Gentleman (1938)

Film details

Featuring

John Warwick Nancy Burne Muriel Pavlow
Director

George King
Country

United Kingdom
Year

1938
Genre

Period drama
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Synopsis

John Halifax, a homeless waif arrives in Norton Bury in 1790. He eventually becomes a partner in the mill of his employer and a highly respected member of the community. The film also illustrates the industrial disputes and the economic depressions of the early nineteenth century.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - John Halifax
    
    John Warwick
  - Ursula March
    
    Nancy Burne
  - [Phineas as a boy]
    
    Muriel Pavlow
  - Abel Fletcher
    
    D.J. Williams
  - Lord Luxmore
    
    Brian Buchel
  - Phineas Fletcher
    
    Ralph Michael
  - Jael
    
    Elsie Wagstaff
  - Tolly
    
    Billy Bray
  - Doctor Grainger
    
    Hugh Bickett
  - Mr Jessop
    
    W.E. Holloway
  - [John as a boy]
    
    Clive Baxter
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    George King
  - Assistant Director
    
    Hal Mason
  - Assistant Director
    
    Tom Cundall
  - Continuity
    
    M.B. Parsons
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    George King Productions
  - Associate Producer
    
    Odette King
  - Production Manager
    
    E.M. Smedley Aston
  - Studio
    
    Sound City
  Writing:
  - Screen Adaptation and Dialogue
    
    A.R. Rawlinson
  - From the novel by
    
    Elizabeth Craik
  Photography:
  - Photography
    
    Hone Glendining
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    John Seabourne
  Design:
  - Art Director
    
    Philip Bawcombe
  Music:
  - Music Director
    
    Jack Beaver
  Sound:
  - Sound Recording
    
    J.K. Byers