Acting

Bobby Howes

Born August 4, 1895

Died April 27, 1972 · aged 76

Charles Robert William Howes (4 August 1895 – 27 April 1972) was a British entertainer who was a leading musical comedy performer in London's West End theatres in the 1930s and 1940s. An actor, singer and dancer with a charming, disarming style, Howes was apprenticed to be an electrical engineer before realising his ambition to go on to the stage. While in his teens he performed at music halls an…

Known For

Happy Go Lovely

Happy Go Lovely · 1951

Happy Go Lovely

MovieRomanceComedy

Rich bachelor B.G. Bruno, the head of a successful greeting-card company in Scotland, is essentially a kind man but respectable to the point of stodginess and extreme stuffiness. An American troupe visiting Edinburgh wants to produce a musical in town but has trouble getting financiers. Bruno meets several leading ladies; through a misunderstanding, he doesn't correct their impression that he's a newspaper reporter.

The Good Companions

The Good Companions · 1957

The Good Companions

MovieMusicComedy

The story revolves around the Dinky Doos, a provincial musical troupe living from hand to mouth.

Watch It, Sailor!

Watch It, Sailor! · 1961

Watch It, Sailor!

Sailor Albert gets a message from the Navy saying he can't marry for certain unexplained legal reasons. Everyone, including his domineering mother-in-law to be, jumps to the conclusion that there must be another woman involved.

Third Time Lucky

Third Time Lucky · 1931

Third Time Lucky

Third Time Lucky" was released in February 1931 and was the first film to star Bobby Howes in a leading role. Based on a play by Arnold Ridley, who also wrote "The Ghost Train", and later went on to star in "Dad's Army", "Third time lucky" tells the story of a timid parson (Howes) who steps in to protect his ward from blackmail at the hands of Garry Marsh and Gordon Harker.

Over the Garden Wall

Over the Garden Wall · 1934

Over the Garden Wall

MovieMusicComedy

An aunt objects to the romance between her niece and a neighbour's nephew, and steps in to put an end to the love affair.

For the Love of Mike

For the Love of Mike · 1932

For the Love of Mike

MovieMusicComedy

A useless secretary and his private detective friend try to help an heiress from being swindled by her guardian.

The Guns of Loos

The Guns of Loos · 1928

The Guns of Loos

Set against the backdrop of the shell crisis of 1915 at home and the Battle of Loos on the Western Front, two soldiers, one the manager of Grimlaw’s munitions factory are tested in their rivalry for Diana, a red cross nurse (Madeleine Carroll in her first film role).

Lord Babs

Lord Babs · 1932

MovieMusicComedy

A steward inherits the estate of an earl. To repel the advances of an unwanted fiancee, he pretends that he has regressed to childhood behaviors.

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Happy Go Lovely

Happy Go Lovely · 1951

Happy Go Lovely

MovieRomanceComedy

Rich bachelor B.G. Bruno, the head of a successful greeting-card company in Scotland, is essentially a kind man but respectable to the point of stodginess and extreme stuffiness. An American troupe visiting Edinburgh wants to produce a musical in town but has trouble getting financiers. Bruno meets several leading ladies; through a misunderstanding, he doesn't correct their impression that he's a newspaper reporter.

Charlie

The Good Companions

The Good Companions · 1957

The Good Companions

MovieMusicComedy

The story revolves around the Dinky Doos, a provincial musical troupe living from hand to mouth.

Jimmy Nunn

Watch It, Sailor!

Watch It, Sailor! · 1961

Watch It, Sailor!

Sailor Albert gets a message from the Navy saying he can't marry for certain unexplained legal reasons. Everyone, including his domineering mother-in-law to be, jumps to the conclusion that there must be another woman involved.

Drunk

Third Time Lucky

Third Time Lucky · 1931

Third Time Lucky

Third Time Lucky" was released in February 1931 and was the first film to star Bobby Howes in a leading role. Based on a play by Arnold Ridley, who also wrote "The Ghost Train", and later went on to star in "Dad's Army", "Third time lucky" tells the story of a timid parson (Howes) who steps in to protect his ward from blackmail at the hands of Garry Marsh and Gordon Harker.

Rev. Arthur Fear

Over the Garden Wall

Over the Garden Wall · 1934

Over the Garden Wall

MovieMusicComedy

An aunt objects to the romance between her niece and a neighbour's nephew, and steps in to put an end to the love affair.

Bunny

For the Love of Mike

For the Love of Mike · 1932

For the Love of Mike

MovieMusicComedy

A useless secretary and his private detective friend try to help an heiress from being swindled by her guardian.

Booby Seymour

The Guns of Loos

The Guns of Loos · 1928

The Guns of Loos

Set against the backdrop of the shell crisis of 1915 at home and the Battle of Loos on the Western Front, two soldiers, one the manager of Grimlaw’s munitions factory are tested in their rivalry for Diana, a red cross nurse (Madeleine Carroll in her first film role).

Danny

Lord Babs

Lord Babs · 1932

MovieMusicComedy

A steward inherits the estate of an earl. To repel the advances of an unwanted fiancee, he pretends that he has regressed to childhood behaviors.

Lord Basil 'Babs' Drayford

Yes, Madam?

Yes, Madam? · 1938

The hilarious tale of two cousins who must complete a period in domestic service in order to receive an inheritance.

Bill Quinton

Sweet Devil

Sweet Devil · 1938

Two business partners are having woman trouble. One wants to marry his secretary and the other is set to marry a wealthy aristocrat. When the partner who wants to marry his secretary lets her go before he proposes to her, the woman confused woman tries to commit suicide by jumping into a river. Complications ensue.

Tony Brent