H.F. Maltby
Date of birth: 1880-11-25
Place of birth: Ceres, South Africa
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Henry Francis Maltby, Henry F. Maltby, H. F. Maltby
Biography
Henry Francis Maltby (25 November 1880 – 25 October 1963) was a prolific writer for the London stage and British cinema from after the First World War until the 1950s. He also appeared in many films. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Movie Credits
Young and Innocent
1937-11-01
When a young writer is falsely accused of murdering a famous actress, he escapes custody and joins f
Pearls Bring Tears
1937-03-20
About a businessman (H.F.Maltby) who borrows his wife's pearls to cover a business loan, only for th
Falling in Love
1934-09-04
British comedy. It was released in the United States the following year under the alternative title
Reasonable Doubt
1936-01-01
A lawyer's love for a young girl causes him to defend the man he thinks to be her lover. During the
King of the Castle
1936-02-01
A family butler tries to find the missing heir to a title.
The Morals of Marcus
1935-02-11
A confirmed bachelor takes pity on a young woman and takes her to London.
Where There's a Will
1936-08-10
Will Hay plays the pennyless, bungling solicitor Benjamin Stubbins, who arrives at his office to fin
Darts Are Trumps
1938-03-01
Steven Sims is a diamond merchant who bullies his kindly hard-working clerk and disappoints his expe
A Little Bit of Bluff
1935-05-02
The boyfriend of an admiral's daughter poses as a detective in order to hunt missing emerald.
O-Kay for Sound
1937-02-09
Hyman Goldberger, the president of film studio Super-Colossal Pictures, is in trouble--his major bac
Owd Bob
1938-01-26
Adam McAdam is an old, dour sheepherder whose life is devoted to his faithful dog, the whiskey bottl
Calling the Tune
1936-06-30
Calling the Tune offers a fascinating look at the fledgeling gramophone industry as it tries to solv
Everything Is Thunder
1936-09-30
The story, starring Constance Bennett and Douglass Montgomery, involves a Canadian POW being hidden
The Gang's All Here
1939-03-04
John Forrest is anticipating a quiet retirement spent penning detective fiction when he learns that
Girls Will Be Boys
1934-10-29
The Duke of Bridgewater sends for the heir he's never seen. His heir is Patricia, and the Duke is a
Song of the Road
1937-08-08
After the Local council he works for decides to replace its horse-drawn services with motor vehicles
Jack of All Trades
1936-12-30
In this he's on the dole, hungry and ready to do any job but quickly light-heartedly scams his way i
Queen of Hearts
1936-10-04
A woman prevents a popular stage performer getting arrested for drunk driving, though has to pretend
Home Sweet Home
1945-10-29
Musical romantic comedy about an orphan and the son of a Colonel and his snooty wife, who refuses to
Under Your Hat
1940-09-01
In pre-Second World War England, a leading film star and his wife attempt to recover a secret carbu
Take My Tip
1937-01-01
Lord and Lady Pilkington get tricked out of their money by a con man. They later run into the swindl
Freedom of the Seas
1934-06-12
George Smith, a mild-mannered clerk with a crush on his boss's daughter, is led astray by an old fri
A Political Party
1934-07-09
A north-country chimney sweep standing for Parliament is opposed by a local bigwig. His campaign is
Those Were the Days
1934-04-02
A farce based on Arthur Wing Pinero's play 'The Magistrate' in which the son (John Mills) of a stern
The Sky’s the Limit
1937-01-01
Romance of an absent minded designer of planes and a famous singer to whom he tries to sell his frie
The Luck of a Sailor
1934-04-26
In this romantic comedy, the king of Ruritania marries an impoverished commoner after he is exiled.
I Spy
1934-08-26
Two Americans in England--a wealthy playboy and an actress--join forces to stop international spies.
Return to Yesterday
1940-03-09
Robert Maine is torn between returning to the glamour of Hollywood and working with a small theatre
The Good Old Days
1939-01-01
1840 - Max Miller and a troupe of artistes come to perform at a tavern, which is not licensed for su
What a Man!
1939-01-01
Comedy of an incompetent photographer and scoutmaster who achieves his wife's ambition for him of of
The Right Age to Marry
1935-10-20
A Yorkshire mill owner retires and leaves control to his nephew, who promptly gets married.
Old Mother Riley Joins Up
1939-09-18
Mother Riley plays a nurse who was forced to volunteer for the Auxiliary Territorial Service. Mayhem
His Lordship Goes to Press
1938-10-21
An American reporter takes over an assignment on English farm life. Owing to a mistake in identity t
Paradise for Two
1937-12-22
A chorus girl is mistaken for a millionaire's girlfriend.
Lost In The Legion
1934-07-13
Two ship's cooks get lost in the desert and unwittingly enroll in the Foreign Legion!
Garrison Follies
1940-10-19
A comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers
Garrison Follies
1940-10-19
A comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers
Old Mother Riley Detective
1943-05-31
A night watchman is being bludgeoned, as a safe is cracked open in the offices of the District Food
Bob's Your Uncle
1942-03-02
Home guardsman Albert is in love with Dolly, the daughter of commanding officer Diehard. In order to
Busman's Holiday
1936-11-01
A bus conductor and his driver manage to round up a gang of criminals.
Everything in Life
1936-11-01
An opera singer pretends to be poor in order to romantically win over a composer.
Caesar and Cleopatra
1945-12-11
The aging Julius Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen Cleopatra.
A Canterbury Tale
1944-08-21
Three modern-day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town while on their way to Canterbu
The Trojan Brothers
1946-02-04
Opposing ends of a pantomime horse where the 'head' dates a society lady while the 'tail' is unhappi
Medal for the General
1944-11-06
A retired general helps out by sheltering some evacuees during WWII.
Pygmalion
1938-10-06
When linguistics professor Henry Higgins boasts that he can pass off Cockney flower girl Eliza Dooli
Facing the Music
1941-12-12
Betty driver vehicle
Two's Company
1936-12-12
The son of a stodgy British earl falls in love with the daughter of an American millionaire business
Everything Happens to Me
1938-12-01
A cleaner salesman finds himself campaigning for both sides in an election.
The Live Wire
1938-06-13
Two professors who hire a sailor to lead them on a treasure hunt, and they soon find themselves in a
Captain's Orders
1937-11-23
The Queen's Husband
1946-01-01
The hapless king of a small European nation must put up with a domineering queen, a daughter who wan
The Great Mr Handel
1942-11-09
This classic film reveals how the great composer Georg Friedrich Handel rose above the personal angu