... Orton
Starring Moore marriott and graham moffatt
The film starts with Will as a wheel tapper at the local train station, and he is asked
"why he taps wheels" to which he replies
"if theres a clang the wheels there, if theres no clang the trains left"!
He has had every job there is, ... Read review
Though he gets solo above-the-title billing, Will Hay was no more a solo comedian than ... more
Groucho Marx--andOh, Mr Porter!, one of his finest vehicles, finds him congenially teamed with sidekicks Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt in one of the British cine...
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Will Hay is one of the greatest British comedians of all time and his misanthropic antics ... more
have inspired many great funny men. A major star of the 1930s, he relished playing pompous, incompetent authority figures.OH, Mr Porter!Hay is as memorably inept as ever, as a jumped up railway clerk in rural Ireland with ideas above his station. The comedy classic was selected by critic Derek Malcolm as one of the top 100 films of the twentieth century.Convict 99It's a case of mistaken identity when Hay is employed as an unlikely prison governor. Moore Marriott is especially memorable as the oldest inmate on the block, whose plans continually end in failure.
Though he gets solo above-the-title billing, Will Hay was no more a solo comedian than ... more
Groucho Marx. Teamed with sidekicks Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt the trio formed one of British cinema's greatest comedy gangs.Oh, Mr Porter!, one of their finest vehicles, finds Hay as congenial William Porter, an inept railway worker who is shunted off to the dead-end job of stationmaster in Buggleskelly, Northern Ireland. The delight of the film is in the interplay between Hay and Marriott, the single-toothed dotty old-timer, and Moffatt, the chubby smart kid, as they fail the most basic requirements of their jobs but come up trumps when investigating the ghost of One-Eyed Joe and his haunted mill. --Kim NewmanOne of Will Hay's brisker comic efforts, 1936'sConvict 99sees Dr Benjamin Twist, Hay's clueless schoolmaster, caught in a case of mistaken identity and invited to head up a prison for especially hard-boiled criminals. It's a typical outtake from Hay's bizarrely lawless universe in which, for all his harrumphing and bluster, he's unable to exercise any sort of discipline whatsoever over the men in his charge. Hay plays exactly the same character from film to film, one so ill-equipped for any situation he's equally suited for all. Whereas Twist is an incompetent who somehow muddles through, Hay the comic actor is a master of timing and double-takes who knows precisely how to create the air of a shambles. --David Stubbs
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Though he gets solo above-the-title billing, Will Hay was no more a solo comedian than ... more
Groucho Marx. Teamed with sidekicks Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt the trio formed one of British cinema's greatest comedy gangs.Oh, Mr Porter!, one of their finest vehicles, finds Hay as congenial William Porter, an inept railway worker who is shunted off to the dead-end job of stationmaster in Buggleskelly, Northern Ireland. The delight of the film is in the interplay between Hay and Marriott, the single-toothed dotty old-timer, and Moffatt, the chubby smart kid, as they fail the most basic requirements of their jobs but come up trumps when investigating the ghost of One-Eyed Joe and his haunted mill. --Kim NewmanOne of Will Hay's brisker comic efforts, 1936'sConvict 99sees Dr Benjamin Twist, Hay's clueless schoolmaster, caught in a case of mistaken identity and invited to head up a prison for especially hard-boiled criminals. It's a typical outtake from Hay's bizarrely lawless universe in which, for all his harrumphing and bluster, he's unable to exercise any sort of discipline whatsoever over the men in his charge. Hay plays exactly the same character from film to film, one so ill-equipped for any situation he's equally suited for all. Whereas Twist is an incompetent who somehow muddles through, Hay the comic actor is a master of timing and double-takes who knows precisely how to create the air of a shambles. --David Stubbs
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Oh Mr Porter: Bungling station master William Porter (Will Hay) is appointed to the run ... more
down station of Buggleskelly in Ireland by the resentful Superintendent. When he charters an early morning train for a sinister one-eyed man his staff Harbottle (Moore Marriott) and Albert (Graham Moffatt) are suspicious. They investigate and discover that arms smugglers are using a deserted railway tunnel as a base. Convict 99: Disgraced teacher Benjamin Twist finds himself put in charge of a prison for hardened criminals when he is mistaken for a tough prison governor. When he celebrates by getting drunk Twist ends up behinds bars himself...
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Production Year: 1956 - Comedy - Director: Joshua Logan - Original Language: English - Classification: Universal - Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, Betty Field, Hope Lange, Eileen Heckart, Arthur O'Connell, Casey Adams, Hans Conried, Robert Bray
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The film starts with Will as a wheel tapper at the local train station, and he is asked
"why he taps wheels" to which he replies
"if theres a clang the wheels there, if theres no clang the trains left"!
He has had every job there is, and he's useless at them all. So his sister threatens her husband that he will have to come and live with THEM if he's not found a suitable job.
His brother ... ...call his own again, finds Will a job as a station master at Buggleskelly in Northern Ireland.
Will finally arrives at Buggleskelly and here he meets his 2 long standing comedic friends albert and Jeremiah Harbottle.
There are various funnies along the way but basically the plot from here is, a ghost (not really) called 1 eyed Joe, gangsters gunrunning and Will hiring them a train because he thinks they're playing a football ... more
OH MR PORTER ================= Director: Marcel Varnel Writers: Frank Launder and J.O.C. Orton Starring Moore marriott and graham moffatt
The film starts with Will as a wheel tapper at the local train station, and he is asked "why he taps wheels" to which he replies "if theres a clang the wheels there, if theres no clang the trains left"!
He has had every job there is, and he's useless at them all. So his sister threatens her husband that he will have to come and live with THEM if he's not found a suitable job. His brother in law, fearing hell never ever have a sock to call his own again, finds Will a job as a station master at Buggleskelly in Northern Ireland.
Will finally arrives at Buggleskelly and here he meets his 2 long standing comedic friends albert and Jeremiah Harbottle. There are various funnies along the way but basically the plot from here is, a ghost (not really) called 1 eyed Joe, gangsters gunrunning and Will hiring them a train because he thinks they're playing a football match. The train goes into tunnel but doesn't come out the otherside. upon invetigation the 3 friends find the gun runners and end up stealling the gun laden train along with the gun runners inside. They hilariously throw a bottle from the speeding train through a passing signal mans window alerting the police. The heros eventually crash into a station bad guys and all, where the police are waiting to arrest the gun runners.
A super film that delivers the laughs, you will not be disappointed.
This film stands head and shoulders above others Will did with his 2 hapless cohorts, Moore marriott and graham moffatt. Indeed when he went on to make films without them, the films 'bombed'.
I suppose i am an old comedy fan, it was always honest simple and mostly unoffensive comedy.
There are no extras with this dvd, just chapter selection. the quality however is perfect.
...caring audience.
The enigmatic Will Hay stars with his 2 long standing cohorts Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt.
Here we see them in charge of a railway station bringing their usual brand of chaos and hilarity.
Will has had every type of job on the railway and has been a disaster at all of them but now thanks to his sister he is given a promotion!. He is shipped to an out of the way, run down and forgotten station by the name of Buggleskelly.
... ...and kids could watch it comfortably.
This was apparently Wills favourite film and it shows. A deliciously nostalgic film that will not disappoint. .
DVD Info;
No extras, only chapter selection with this single DVD.
The picture and sound quality are better than most film from this time. ...
MaldivesHoliday 15.08.2009
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Advantages: An absolute classic, still funny now Disadvantages: Lack of any extras
This is, in my opinion, Will Hay's best film. Will Hay plays the lead character - William Porter - a clumsy railway porter who longs to be a station master.
The railway try to sack him due to his continuous cock-ups but his sister, who is married to the Railway Superintendant, tells her husband "Either you give Willie a job or he comes to live with us"
There is a position available at Buggleskelly in Ireland which has gone through 5 stationmasters ... ...last one?"
--Clerk - "I don't know sir, but I know we sent a wreath."
Needless to say, the delighted Superintendant offers Porter the job straight away!
Buggleskelly is an old deserted station which is said to be haunted by One-Eyed Joe. Upon arrival in the pouring rain in the middle of the night, Porter knocks on the ticket window to be greated by toothless old man Jeremiah Harbottle(Moore Marriott) who tells him very sharply "The next train's ...
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The film starts with Will as a wheel tapper at the local train station, and he is asked
"why he taps wheels" to which he replies
"if theres a clang the wheels there, if theres no clang the trains left"!
He has had every job there is, and he's useless at them all. So his sister threatens her husband that he will have to come and live with THEM if he's not found a suitable job.
His brother in law, fearing hell never ever have a sock to call his own again, finds Will a job as a station master at Buggleskelly in Northern Ireland.
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