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Cast

George Formby

George Formby

John Willie

Dan Young

Dan Young

The Inimitable Dude Comedian

Constance Shotter

Constance Shotter

Sweet and Dainty

Clifford McLaglen

Clifford McLaglen

A Villain And Proud Of It

Beryl Formby

Beryl Formby

Grace, Charm, and Ability

Tully Comber

Tully Comber

Measured For His Part

Wally Patch

Wally Patch

Revels In His Part

Stan Pell

Stan Pell

The Most Inoffensive Parson

Stan Little

Stan Little

Little Jack

Jimmy Plant

Jimmy Plant

Crisp and Debonair

Arthur L. Ward

Arthur L. Ward

Orchestra Leader

Daisy Maynard

Daisy Maynard

John Willie's Mother

Len Martin

Len Martin

Eccentric Musician

Howard Douglas

Howard Douglas

Music Shop Manager

Crew

Arthur Mertz

Arthur Mertz

Director

John E. Blakeley

John E. Blakeley

Adaptation

Arthur Mertz

Arthur Mertz

Adaptation

George Formby

George Formby

Writer

John E. Blakeley

John E. Blakeley

Producer

Sidney Eaton

Sidney Eaton

Camera Operator

Denis Cantlay

Denis Cantlay

Editor

Frank P. Atherton

Frank P. Atherton

Art Direction

Leonard Hartley

Leonard Hartley

Sound Director

Tom Blakeley

Tom Blakeley

Assistant Camera

Arthur L. Ward

Arthur L. Ward

Music Director

Margaret Bennett

Margaret Bennett

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Off the Dole

19356.8 / 100
Comedy, Music

Overview

Without a job, a young man is given the opportunity to run his ill uncle's private-detective agency. He finds himself mixed up with everything from an unfaithful husband who is a secret nudist to a schoolteacher who believes his pupil's father is beating him.