Poor Old Bill is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Leslie Fuller, Iris Ashley and Syd Courtenay. It marked the film debut of a very young Peter Lawford, playing the child of the main character, Bill (Leslie Fuller).
Premise
A man sponges off an old comrade from the First World War who believes he has saved his life during the war, although this ultimately proves not to be true.
Cast
Leslie Fuller as Bill
Iris Ashley as Emily
Syd Courtenay as Harry
Peter Lawford as Horace
Hal Gordon as Jack
Robert Brooks Turner as Mick
Dick Francis as Constable
Critical reception
TV Guide gave the film one out of four stars, calling it an "Interesting conception for a farce," but concluded that, "Unfortunately, the idea is carried on much too long, stretching what little material there is."
References
Bibliography
Sutton, David R. A chorus of raspberries: British film comedy 1929–1939. University of Exeter Press, 2000.