| The Better ’ole; or, The Romance of Old BillAlso known as Carry On in the USA
 (1918) England
 B&W : Seven reels / 6600 feet
 Directed by George Pearson
 Cast: Charles Rock, Arthur Cleave, Hugh E. Wright, Mary Dibley, Hayford Hobbs, Lilian Hall-Davis, Alfred Phillips, Michelin Potous, Marguerite Blanche, J.M. Wright, Sid Jay, Mansell Fane, Frank Adair, Meggie Albanesi, Mercy Hatton, Micrommelynck, Fernand Leone Welsh-Pearson Company production; distributed by Jury’s Imperial Pictures. / Scenario by George Pearson and T.A. Welsh, from a play by Bruce Bairnsfather and Arthur Eliot. Cinematography by Lucien Egrot. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The play was subsequently filmed as The Better ’ole (1926). Drama: World War I. Survival status: (unknown) Current rights holder: (unknown) Keywords: Espionage: Spies - War: World War I (28 July 1914-11 November 1918) Listing updated: 16 November 2009. References: Gifford-British n. 06537; Perry-British p. 345. |