Not So Dusty (1936 film)

Not So Dusty is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Wally Patch, Gus McNaughton and Muriel George.^[1] The screenplay concerns two London rubbish collectors who come into possession of a valuable book, and thwart the attempts of some criminals to con them out of it.

Not So Dusty
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Directed by	Maclean Rogers
Written by	Frank Atkinson Kathleen Butler H. F. Maltby Wally Patch
Produced by	George Smith
Starring	Wally Patch Gus McNaughton Muriel George Philip Ray
Cinematography	Geoffrey Faithfull
Production company	George Smith Productions
Distributed by	RKO
Release date	May 1936 (1936-05)
Running time	69 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The film was made at Nettlefold Studios in Walton-on-Thames. It was remade in 1956 starring Leslie Dwyer and Bill Owen.^[2]

Cast

• Wally Patch as Dusty Gray
• Gus McNaughton as Nobby Clark
• Muriel George as Mrs. Clark
• Philip Ray as Dan Stevens
• John Singer as Johnny Clark
• Isobel Scaife as Mary
• Ethel Griffies as Miss Miller
• H. F. Maltby as Mr. Armstrong
• Raymond Lovell as Mr. Holding

Critical reception

Monthly Film Bulletin wrote, "good light entertainment of an unsuphisticated type...in the (comic) music hall tradition...(with) the Cockney atmosphere...well and consistently carried out."^[3]

Bibliography

• Shafer, Stephen. British Popular Films: 1929-1939. Routledge, 1997.