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1946 British film by Maclean Rogers

The Trojan Brothers

Directed by	Maclean Rogers
Written by	Irwin Reiner Maclean Rogers
Based on	The Trojan Brothers by Pamela Hansford Johnson
Produced by	Louis H. Jackson
Starring	Patricia Burke David Farrar Bobby Howes
Cinematography	Moray Grant Ernest Palmer
Edited by	Paul Capon
Music by	Hans May
Production company	British National Films
Distributed by	Anglo-American Film Corporation
Release date	4 February 1946 (1946-02-04)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Trojan Brothers is a 1946 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Patricia Burke, David Farrar and Bobby Howes. It is an adaptation of the 1944 novel of the same title by Pamela Hansford Johnson.

Synopsis

The two halves of a London music hall act performing together as a pantomime horse have a sharp falling out when one of them begins a relationship with an attractive society woman.

Cast

Patricia Burke as Betty Todd
David Farrar as Sid Nichols
Bobby Howes as Benny Castelli
Barbara Mullen as Margie Castelli
Lesley Brook as Ann Devon
David Hutcheson as Cyril Todd
Finlay Currie as W.H. Maxwell
Wylie Watson as Stage Manager
Joan Hickson as Ada
Gus McNaughton as Frank
George Robey as Old Sam
Bransby Williams as Tom Hockaby
Annette D. Simmonds as Charlie
Roma Milne as Lorna
Hugh Dempster as Tommy
Grace Arnold as Mrs. Johnson
Joyce Blair as Beryl Johnson
Shirley Renton as Connie Johnson
Carol Lawton as Sandra
H. F. Maltby as Colonel Robbins
Vincent Holman as P.C. Graves
Vi Kaley as Mrs. Hopkins
Doorn Van Steyn as Mrs. Hopkins' sister #1
Joy Frankau as Mrs. Hopkins' sister #2
Patricia Fox as Autograph hunter #1
Olive Kirby as Autograph hunter #2
Anders Timberg as Arnold Dench

References

Murphy p.522

Bibliography

Murphy, Robert. Directors in British and Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion. British Film Institute, 2006.

External links

The Trojan Brothers at IMDb

v t e Films by Maclean Rogers
The Third Eye (1929) The Mayor's Nest (1932) The Crime at Blossoms (1933) Summer Lightning (1933) Up for the Derby (1933) Trouble (1933) It's a Cop (1934) Virginia's Husband (1934) The Scoop (1934) The Feathered Serpent (1934) A Little Bit of Bluff (1935) The Right Age to Marry (1935) Old Faithful (1935) Marry the Girl (1935) A Wife or Two (1936) The Shadow of Mike Emerald (1936) A Touch of the Moon (1936) Not So Dusty (1936) To Catch a Thief (1936) The Heirloom Mystery (1936) The Happy Family (1936) Nothing Like Publicity (1936) Busman's Holiday (1936) Farewell to Cinderella (1937) Strange Adventures of Mr. Smith (1937) Fifty-Shilling Boxer (1937) All That Glitters (1937) Father Steps Out (1937) Why Pick on Me? (1937) Racing Romance (1937) Easy Riches (1938) If I Were Boss (1938) His Lordship Regrets (1938) Darts Are Trumps (1938) Weddings Are Wonderful (1938) Paid in Error (1938) Miracles Do Happen (1939) His Lordship Goes to Press (1939) Garrison Follies (1940) Old Mother Riley Joins Up (1940) Shadowed Eyes (1940) Facing the Music (1941) Front Line Kids (1942) Gert and Daisy's Weekend (1942) Gert and Daisy Clean Up (1942) Variety Jubilee (1943) I'll Walk Beside You (1943) Somewhere in Civvies (1943) Give Me the Stars (1945) Don Chicago (1945) The Trojan Brothers (1946) Woman to Woman (1947) Calling Paul Temple (1948) The Story of Shirley Yorke (1948) Dark Secret (1949) Paul Temple's Triumph (1950) Something in the City (1950) Old Mother Riley's Jungle Treasure (1951) Madame Louise (1951) Paul Temple Returns (1952) Salute the Toff (1952) Hammer the Toff (1952) Down Among the Z Men (1952) Alf's Baby (1953) Force's Sweetheart (1953) Behind the Headlines (1953) Flannelfoot (1953) Johnny on the Spot (1954) Calling All Cars (1954) Assignment Redhead (1956) Not So Dusty (1956) You Pay Your Money (1957) Not Wanted on Voyage (1957) Mark of the Phoenix (1958) A Clean Sweep (1958) Just Joe (1960)

Films by Maclean Rogers

The Third Eye (1929)
The Mayor's Nest (1932)
The Crime at Blossoms (1933)
Summer Lightning (1933)
Up for the Derby (1933)
Trouble (1933)
It's a Cop (1934)
Virginia's Husband (1934)
The Scoop (1934)
The Feathered Serpent (1934)
A Little Bit of Bluff (1935)
The Right Age to Marry (1935)
Old Faithful (1935)
Marry the Girl (1935)
A Wife or Two (1936)
The Shadow of Mike Emerald (1936)
A Touch of the Moon (1936)
Not So Dusty (1936)
To Catch a Thief (1936)
The Heirloom Mystery (1936)
The Happy Family (1936)
Nothing Like Publicity (1936)
Busman's Holiday (1936)
Farewell to Cinderella (1937)
Strange Adventures of Mr. Smith (1937)
Fifty-Shilling Boxer (1937)
All That Glitters (1937)
Father Steps Out (1937)
Why Pick on Me? (1937)
Racing Romance (1937)
Easy Riches (1938)
If I Were Boss (1938)
His Lordship Regrets (1938)
Darts Are Trumps (1938)
Weddings Are Wonderful (1938)
Paid in Error (1938)
Miracles Do Happen (1939)
His Lordship Goes to Press (1939)
Garrison Follies (1940)
Old Mother Riley Joins Up (1940)
Shadowed Eyes (1940)
Facing the Music (1941)
Front Line Kids (1942)
Gert and Daisy's Weekend (1942)
Gert and Daisy Clean Up (1942)
Variety Jubilee (1943)
I'll Walk Beside You (1943)
Somewhere in Civvies (1943)
Give Me the Stars (1945)
Don Chicago (1945)
The Trojan Brothers (1946)
Woman to Woman (1947)
Calling Paul Temple (1948)
The Story of Shirley Yorke (1948)
Dark Secret (1949)
Paul Temple's Triumph (1950)
Something in the City (1950)
Old Mother Riley's Jungle Treasure (1951)
Madame Louise (1951)
Paul Temple Returns (1952)
Salute the Toff (1952)
Hammer the Toff (1952)
Down Among the Z Men (1952)
Alf's Baby (1953)
Force's Sweetheart (1953)
Behind the Headlines (1953)
Flannelfoot (1953)
Johnny on the Spot (1954)
Calling All Cars (1954)
Assignment Redhead (1956)
Not So Dusty (1956)
You Pay Your Money (1957)
Not Wanted on Voyage (1957)
Mark of the Phoenix (1958)
A Clean Sweep (1958)
Just Joe (1960)

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