Danny Boy (1934 film)

Danny Boy
Danny Boy
Directed by	Oswald Mitchell
Written by	Oswald Mitchell ; Archie Pitt
Produced by	Oswald Mitchell ; Challis Sanderson
Starring	Dorothy Dickson ; Archie Pitt ; Fred Duprez
Cinematography	Desmond Dickinson
Production; company	Panther Films
Distributed by	Butcher's Film Service
Release date	5 July 1934;
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Last updated December 28, 2025

Danny Boy is a 1934 British musical film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Frank Forbes-Robinson, Dorothy Dickson, Archie Pitt and Ronnie Hepworth.^[1] It was shot at Cricklewood Studios in London and released by Butcher's Film Service. Mitchell made another film also titled Danny Boy in 1941.

Synopsis

A theatrical couple find their relationship strained when the wife is far more successful than her husband.

Cast

Frank Forbes-Robinson as Pat Clare
Dorothy Dickson as Jane Kaye
Archie Pitt as Silver Sam
Ronnie Hepworth as Danny
Denis O'Neil as Mike
Cyril Ritchard as John Martin
Fred Duprez as Leo Newman
Paul Neville as Maloney

References

↑ "BFI | Film & TV Database | DANNY BOY (1934)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 18 January 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2012.

Bibliography

Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

Danny Boy at IMDb

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[1] "BFI | Film & TV Database | DANNY BOY (1934)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 18 January 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2012.

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