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Jimmy Godden is a Actor British born on 11 august 1879
Jimmy Godden (11 August 1879 – 5 March 1955) was a British film actor.
He was educated at Christ's Hospital and was in the Civil Service before becoming a concert pianist. Godden later turned to the stage and made his debut in pantomime at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth, then going on to the London West End doing a number of comedies and revues.
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He was educated at Christ's Hospital and was in the Civil Service before becoming a concert pianist. Godden later turned to the stage and made his debut in pantomime at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth, then going on to the London West End doing a number of comedies and revues.
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The Farmer's Wife (1941)
, 1h21Directed by Leslie Arliss, Norman Lee
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Basil Sydney, Wilfrid Lawson, Nora Swinburne, Patricia Roc, Michael Wilding, Enid Stamp Taylor
Roles Sergeant
Rating60%
Spare a Copper (1940)
, 1h17Directed by John Paddy Carstairs
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Musical films, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Actors George Formby, Dorothy Hyson, Warburton Gamble, Bernard Lee, John Turnbull, George Merritt
Roles Manager
Rating61%
Formby plays a bumbling War Reservist police officer called George Carter who aspires to become a member of the flying squad. The film is set in Merseyside where the battleship HMS Hercules is being built. A group of saboteurs are planning to destroy HMS Hercules by blowing it up. George manages to foil the saboteurs' attempts to destroy HMS Hercules, saving the battleship from being blown up by saboteurs. One of the saboteurs, called "Jake", is played by Bernard Lee.
Feather Your Nest (1937)
, 1h26Directed by William Beaudine
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors George Formby, Enid Stamp Taylor, Davy Burnaby, Clifford Heatherley, Frederick Burtwell, Jimmy Godden
Roles Mr. Higgins
Rating64%
A worker at a gramophone record factory surprisingly creates a hit song, "Leaning on a Lamp-post".
Keep Your Seats, Please (1936)
, 1h22Directed by Monty Banks
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Musical
Actors George Formby, Florence Desmond, Alastair Sim, Gus McNaughton, Enid Stamp Taylor, Hal Gordon
Roles X-Ray Doctor
Rating60%
George Withers learns he is supposed to inherit some valuable jewels from his aunt, and enlists the aid of his dubious lawyer to ensure he gets them. It transpires the stones are hidden in the lining of one of six antique chairs, and his aunt has left instructions for her nephew to purchase the chairs at auction. But unfortunately they are sold separately, as he arrives too late to bid.
Once in a Million (1936)
Directed by Arthur B. Woods
Genres Comedy
Actors Buddy Rogers, Mary Brian, Charles Carson, Iris Hoey, Jimmy Godden
Roles Plume
Rating56%
Someone at the Door (1936)
Directed by Herbert Brenon
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy
Actors Aileen Marson, Edward Chapman, Noah Beery Sr., Jimmy Godden, Laurence Hanray, Hermione Gingold
Roles Police Constable O'Brien
Rating59%
Living Dangerously (1936)
, 1h12Directed by Herbert Brenon
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Otto Kruger, Leonora Corbett, Francis Lister, Aileen Marson, Hubert Harben, Iris Hoey
Roles Member of Council
Rating57%
Dandy Dick (1935)
, 1h10Directed by William Beaudine
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Will Hay, Nancy Burne, Esmond Knight, Davy Burnaby, Syd Crossley, Wally Patch
Roles Creecher
Rating57%
A vicar who lives in the country with his daughter and grandson discovers he owns a share in a racehorse. He must now put his principles aside and attempt to save the church by gambling. A doping scandal ensues.
I Give My Heart (1935)
, 1h30Directed by Marcel Varnel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Political films, Films based on operas, Films about royalty
Actors Patrick Waddington, Owen Nares, Arthur Margetson, Hugh Miller, Gibb McLaughlin, Jimmy Godden
Rating60%
Jeanne is a milliner courted by aristocrats. She first has an affair with René, a young writer for Count du Barry. She then marries the Count in order to become Louis XV's mistress.
It's a Bet (1935)
, 1h9Directed by Alexander Esway
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Gene Gerrard, Helen Chandler, Judy Kelly, Allen Vincent, Alf Goddard, Jimmy Godden
Roles Mayor
Rating62%
A reporter goes on the run for a month to win a bet from his editor.
Give Her a Ring (1934)
, 1h19Directed by Arthur B. Woods
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Wendy Barrie, Clifford Mollison, Zelma O'Neal, Bertha Belmore, Erik Rhodes, Olive Blakeney
Roles Uncle Rifkin
Rating65%
A worker in a telephone exchange falls in love with her employer.
The Great Defender (1934)
, 1h12Directed by Thomas Bentley
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Matheson Lang, Arthur Margetson, Richard Bird, Hal Gordon, Kathleen Harrison, Jeanne Stuart
Roles Inspector Holmes
Rating63%
My Song Goes Round the World (1934)
, 1h10Directed by Richard Oswald
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors John Loder, Jimmy Godden, Viktor de Kowa, Hal Gordon, Fritz Kampers, Carl de Vogt
Roles Manager
Rating66%
Radio Parade of 1935 (1934)
, 1h36Directed by Arthur B. Woods
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Actors Will Hay, Helen Chandler, Clifford Mollison, Alfred Drayton, Davy Burnaby, Jimmy Godden
Roles Vere de V. de Vere
Rating59%
The film tells the story of the sophisticated Director General of the National Broadcasting Group (Will Hay) who promotes the ambitious Head of Complaints to Programmer Director (Clifford Mollison) in an attempt to stem the number of complaints he is receiving owing to the station's overly intellectual programming. In 1930's British slang, the acronym "NBG" stood for "no bloody good". The character played by Hay is clearly intended to be a satirical parody of Lord Reith, and the NBG the BBC.
Those Were the Days (1934)
, 1h20Directed by Thomas Bentley
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical
Actors Will Hay, Iris Hoey, Angela Baddeley, Claud Allister, John Mills, Jane Carr
Roles Pat Maloney
Rating65%
Strait-laced Magistrate Brutus Poskett (Will Hay) is concerned that his wife (Iris Hoey) may be older than he believes her to be, especially as his young stepson (John Mills) seems very precocious for an apparently fifteen-year-old boy.