Room to Let
09:50 am - 11:10 am, Wednesday, February 4 on Talking Pictures TV (82)
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About this Broadcast
The landlady of a London boarding house in 1904 lets a room to a mysterious physician. It is not long before the man's unusual behaviour piques her curiosity and she begins to suspect he might be an escaped mental patient - or even notorious serial killer Jack the Ripper. Hammer crime thriller, starring Jimmy Hanley, Valentine Dyall, Christine Silver, Merle Tottenham and Constance Smith
1950
subtitles
Detective/Thriller
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
Jimmy Hanley
(Actor)
.. Curly Minter
Valentine Dyall
(Actor)
.. Dr Fell
Christine Silver
(Actor)
.. Mrs Musgrave
Merle Tottenham
(Actor)
.. Alice
Constance Smith
(Actor)
.. Molly Nusgrave
Charles Hawtrey
(Actor)
.. Mike Atkinson
Aubrey Dexter
(Actor)
.. Harding
Leslie Daniels
(Actor)
.. JJ
Godfrey Grayson
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Jimmy Hanley
(Actor)
.. Curly Minter
Valentine Dyall
(Actor)
.. Dr Fell
Christine Silver
(Actor)
.. Mrs Musgrave
Merle Tottenham
(Actor)
.. Alice
Constance Smith
(Actor)
.. Molly Nusgrave
Charles Hawtrey
(Actor)
.. Mike Atkinson
Born:
November 30, 1914
in
Hounslow
Best Known For:
The Carry On films.
Early-life:
Born George Frederick Joffre Hartree in Hounslow on November 30, 1914. He made his stage debut at the age of 11 playing a street Arab in The Windmill Man. He went on to study acting at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. He took his stage name from Edwardian actor Sir Charles Hawtrey and for a time suggested they were related.
Career:
Hawtrey went on to appear in a number of stage roles and this led to parts on radio, notably during Children's Hour in the 1940s in the Norman and Henry Bones, and Just William. After making his TV debut in The Army Game in the late 1950s, he starred in his first Carry On film, Carry on Sergeant (1958). He became synonymous with the comedies and went on to appear in 23 of the films. Despite not making another film after Carry on Abroad (1972), Hawtrey continued to work regularly on radio, TV and the stage. His last TV appearance was in an episode of children's series Supergran in 1987. He died on October 27, 1988, at the age of 73.
Quote:
Catchphrase: "Oh hello!"
Trivia:
Hawtrey devoted a lot of his life to drinking and smoking.
Aubrey Dexter
(Actor)
.. Harding
Leslie Daniels
(Actor)
.. JJ
Godfrey Grayson
(Director)
