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Doing His Bit
Doing His Bit
Directed by	Edwin J. Collins
Written by	George Robey
Starring	George Robey; Marjorie Hume
Production; company	Ideal Film Company
Distributed by	Ideal Film Company
Release date	1917;
Land	Vereinigtes Königreich
Sprache	Englisch

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Doing His Bit is a 1917 British silent comedy film directed by Edwin J. Collins and starring George Robey and Marjorie Hume andHoward Boddey.^[1] It was one of a number of films featuring Robey, one of the leading music hall stars of the era.^[2]

Cast

George Robey - The Man
Marjorie Hume - The Girl
Howard Boddey

References

^ BFI.org
^ St. Pierre p.40

Bibliography

St. Pierre, Paul Matthew. Music Hall Mimesis in British Film, 1895-1960. Associated University Press, 2009.

External links

Doing His Bit at IMDb

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[1] BFI.org

[2] St. Pierre p.40

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+'''''Doing His Bit''''' is a 1917 [[Cinema of the United Kingdom|British]] [[silent film|silent]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Edwin J. Collins]] and starring [[George Robey]] and [[Marjorie Hume]] andHoward Boddey.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090113222219/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/190081 BFI.org]</ref> It was one of a number of films featuring Robey, one of the leading [[music hall]] stars of the era.<ref>St. Pierre p.40</ref>
 ==Cast==
 * [[George Robey]] - The Man
 * [[Marjorie Hume]] - The Girl
-* [[Howard Boddey]]
+* Howard Boddey
 ==References==
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 ==Bibliography==
-* St. Pierre, Paul Matthew. ''Music Hall Mimesis in British Film, 1895-1960''. Assocciated University Press, 2009.
+* St. Pierre, Paul Matthew. ''Music Hall Mimesis in British Film, 1895-1960''. Associated University Press, 2009.
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 [[Category:Films directed by Edwin J. Collins]]
 [[Category:Ideal Film Company films]]
+[[Category:1917 comedy films]]
+[[Category:British black-and-white films]]
+[[Category:1910s English-language films]]
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+[[Category:English-language comedy films]]
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