Dodging the Dole explained

Dodging the Dole
Director:	John E. Blakeley
Producer:	John E. Blakeley
Studio:	Mancunian Films
Distributor:	Mancunian Films
Runtime:	95 minutes
Country:	United Kingdom

Dodging the Dole is a 1936 British musical comedy film directed by John E. Blakeley and starring Roy Barbour, Dan Young and Jenny Howard.^[1] It was made by Mancunian Films at Highbury Studios and Southall Studios.

Synopsis

An exasperated clerk at a labour exchange tries to find jobs for two idle scroungers.

Cast

• Roy Barbour - The Simplicity of Genius
• Dan Young - The Charming Fool
• Jenny Howard - The Generator of Electric Radiance
• Barry K. Barnes - The Dole Dodger
• Fred Walmsley - The Lancashire Favourite
• Tot Sloan - The Little Bundle of Fun
• Bertha Ricardo - Dainty and Demure

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20090114082511/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/189851 BFI.org