Walter Forde (born Thomas Seymour Woolford, 21 April 1898 – 7 January 1984) was a British actor, screenwriter and Film director.
Forde was the son of the music hall comedian Tom Seymour. During the 1920s, he was a silent film comedian, acting in a series of shorts before shifting into directing feature films. Emerging as an established film director in the 1930s, he directed films for Gainsborough Pictures and Ealing Studios.
Filmography
Actor
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Walter Finds a Father, extant
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Walter Wants Work, extant in the Huntley Archives
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Walter's Day Out
Actor
Director
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What Next? (1928)
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Wait and See (1929)
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The Silent House (1929)
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Would You Believe It? (1929)
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Red Pearls (1930)
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Bed and Breakfast (1930)
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Lord Richard in the Pantry (1930)
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The Last Hour (1930)
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You'd Be Surprised! (1930)
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Third Time Lucky (1931)
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The Ringer (1931)
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Splinters in the Navy (1931)
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The Ghost Train (1931)
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Condemned to Death (1932)
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Lord Babs (1932)
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Jack's the Boy (1932)
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Rome Express (1932)
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Orders Is Orders (1933)
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Jack Ahoy (1934)
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Chu Chin Chow (1934)
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Bulldog Jack (1935)
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Forever England (1935)
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King of the Damned (1935)
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Land Without Music (1936)
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Kicking the Moon Around (1938)
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The Gaunt Stranger (1938)
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Let's Be Famous (1939)
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The Four Just Men (1939)
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Cheer Boys Cheer (1939)
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Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939)
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Saloon Bar (1940)
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Sailors Three (1940)
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Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940)
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Atlantic Ferry (1941)
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The Ghost Train (1941)
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Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It (1941)
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Go to Blazes (1942, short)
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The Peterville Diamond (1942)
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Flying Fortress (1942)
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It's That Man Again (1943)
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Time Flies (1944)
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One Exciting Night (1944)
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Master of Bankdam (1947)
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Cardboard Cavalier (1949)
Bibliography
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Hunter, I.Q. & Porter, Laraine. British Comedy Cinema. Routledge, 2012.
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