Old Bones of the River

Old Bones of the River
Old Bones of the River
Directed by Marcel Varnel
Written by Marriott Edgar
Val Guest
J.O.C. Orton
Starring Will Hay
Graham Moffatt
Moore Marriott
Cinematography Arthur Crabtree
Editing by R.E. Dearing
Alfred Roome
Release date(s) 1938
Running time 90 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

Old Bones of the River is a comedy film released in 1938 starring British actor Will Hay with Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt and directed by Marcel Varnel. The film is a spoof of the 1935 movie, Sanders of the River, and has been described as "the most comprehensive trashing of the British Empire ever put on celluloid."[1]

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Synopsis

Hay plays Professor Benjamin Tibbetts, representative of the Teaching & Welfare Institution for the Reformation of Pagans (otherwise known as T.W.I.R.P for short), and dedicated to spreading education amongst the natives of colonial Africa.

As he arrives (still trying to learn the native language via recordings), Professor Tibbetts is tricked into sneaking a gin still into the country by a local prince.

Later, Tibbetts makes his way to Kombooli High, where his students wear Eton collars alongside their native garb and Tibbetts finds himself sporting a mortarboard and safari shorts due to the heat.

When the Commissioner falls ill with a dose of malaria, Tibbetts is forced to take over his duties, which include collecting the taxes. Upriver, he finds an old paddlesteamer operated by Harbottle (Moore Marriott) and Albert (Graham Moffatt) and the threesome rescue a baby from death by sacrifice.

Unfortunately, they also manage to precipitate a native uprising...

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Notes

  1. ^ British Films of the 30s, 40s and 50s - www.britishpictures.com [1]

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