Dusty Bates
{{Short description|1947 British film by Darrell Catling}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Dusty Bates
| image = Dusty Bates film DVD cover (1947-2).png
| caption = DVD cover
| director = Darrel Catling
| story =
| producer = Geoffrey Barkas
| writer =
| screenplay =
| editing = Enid Mansell
| music = Jack Beaver
| starring = Anthony Newley
Billie Brook
Michael McKeag
| cinematography =
| studio = Gainsborough Studios
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1947}}
| runtime = 0 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
}}
Dusty Bates is a 1947 British, Technicolor, children's film, directed by Darrell Catling and starring Anthony Newley and Ronald Shiner.{{Cite web |title=Dusty Bates |url=https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150014424 |access-date=4 August 2024 |website=British Film Institute Collections Search}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20090115064958/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/26002?view=cast BFI.org] It was produced by Gaumont-British Instructional and Children's Entertainment Films. The film was also presented by the Rank Organisation. The story was filmed in four parts.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090113223603/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/26002 BFI.org][https://web.archive.org/web/20090115063544/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/26000 BFI.org][https://web.archive.org/web/20090113223634/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/514715 BFI.org][https://web.archive.org/web/20090113223337/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/25998 BFI.org] The film score was by Jack Beaver.
Cast
- Anthony Newley as Dusty Bates (as Tony Newley)
- Billie Brook as Gill Ford
- Michael McKeag as David Ford
- Grace Arnold as Mrs. Ford
- Bernard Lee as Captain Ford
- Dennis Harkin as Stark
- Ralph Truman as Merryvale
- John Longden as Tod Jenkins
- Toni Arpino as Walrus
- Ronald Shiner as 'Squeaky' Watts
- Wally Patch as Uncle Hank Miller
DVD release
The Adventures of Dusty Bates was released on Region 0 DVD-R by Alpha Video on 28 January 2014.{{cite web |url=http://www.oldies.com/product-view/7270.html |title=Alpha Video - The Adventures of Dusty Bates - Complete Lost British Serial |accessdate=2014-01-30 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0186980}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20171204074800/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a5409e4 Dusty Bates Part 1] at the British Film Institute{{better source needed|reason=Help request: a live link can be searched for at https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/search/expert - if available, replace the archive URL with the live link. Or if none found, remove this 'better source needed' template. | date=October 2023}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20200417063156/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a5403f9 Dusty Bates Part 2] at the British Film Institute{{better source needed|reason=Help request: a live link can be searched for at https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/search/expert - if available, replace the archive URL with the live link. Or if none found, remove this 'better source needed' template. | date=October 2023}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20171204133845/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7db88027 Dusty Bates Part 3] at the British Film Institute{{better source needed|reason=Help request: a live link can be searched for at https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/search/expert - if available, replace the archive URL with the live link. Or if none found, remove this 'better source needed' template. | date=October 2023}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20171204105734/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a53fde5 Dusty Bates Part 4] at the British Film Institute{{better source needed|reason=Help request: a live link can be searched for at https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/search/expert - if available, replace the archive URL with the live link. Or if none found, remove this 'better source needed' template. | date=October 2023}}
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Category:British children's films
Category:Films scored by Jack Beaver
Category:British black-and-white films
Category:1940s children's films
Category:1940s English-language films
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