Get Off My Foot
| Get Off My Foot | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | William Beaudine |
| Written by | Frank Launder Robert Edmunds |
| Based on | "Money by Wire" (play) Edward A. Paulton |
| Produced by | Irving Asher |
| Starring | Max Miller Chili Bouchier |
| Cinematography | Basil Emmott |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Get Off My Foot is a 1935 British comedy film, directed by William Beaudine and starring Max Miller and Chili Bouchier.[1] It was written by Frank Launder and Robert Edmunds based on the play Money by Wire by Edward A. Paulton.[2] The film was a quota quickie production.
Preservation status
The British Film Institute has classed Get Off My Foot as a lost film.[3] Its National Archive holds a collection of ephemera and stills but no film or video materials.[1]
Plot
A Smithfield Market porter believes he was responsible for his friend's death. He flees to the country and obtains the position of butler with a wealthy family, and falls in love with one of the maids, played by Bouchier.
Cast
- Max Miller as Herbert Cronk
- Chili Bouchier as Marie
- Jane Carr as Helen Rawlingcourt
- Norma Varden as Mrs. Rawlingcourt
- Morland Graham as Mr. Rawlingcourt
- Reginald Purdell as Joe
- Vera Bogetti as Matilda
- Wally Patch as tramp
Reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The few opening Smithfield and waterside scenes are made with an air of some reality and the butlering scenes give Max Miller opportunities for knockabout humour and a few digs at the huntin' and ridin' crowd – not very much is made of his fear of arrest. The situations include a bedroom scene and a farcical hunt. As a whole the film is amusing although the humour is slightly ponderous."[4]
Kine Weekly wrote: "Robust, hilarious comedy, this film deserves to succeed because nothing has been left to chance; all the tried and trusted gags are in and a few good new ones."[5]
Picturegoer wrote: "'All the good old gags and some new ones are incorporated in this robust broad comedy, which is designed to exploit the humour of Max Miller and will doubtless please his numerous following. ... There is rather more polish about this production than in most comedies of its type, but it is the slapstick fooling which gives it its mass appeal. ... Max Miller carries the weight of the entertainment on his shoulders, and at times the load seems to be a bit too heavy; but the irresponsible comedian puts over his own type of material well. The rest of the cast work hard to 'feedf the lead. Action is rapid and, while some situations are hackneyed, the director has made the most of them."[6]
References
- ^ a b "Get Off My Foot". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-095194-3.
- ^ Eyles, Allen; Meeker, David, eds. (1992). "Get Off My Foot". Missing Believed Lost: The Great British Film Search. British Film Institute. pp. 61–62. ISBN 0851703062.
- ^ "Get Off My Foot". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 2 (13): 170. 1 January 1935. ProQuest 1305803691.
- ^ "Get Off My Foot". Kine Weekly. 224 (1489): 29. 31 October 1935. ProQuest 2338322965.
- ^ "Get Off My Foot". Picturegoer. 5: 24. 9 May 1936. ProQuest 1771216979.
External links
- Get Off My Foot at IMDb
- Get Off My Foot at BFI Film & TV Database
- Miller's Movies at Max Miller information site