Two Little Drummer Boys Explained

Two Little Drummer Boys
Producer:	John E. Blakeley
Starring:	Georgie Wood Derrick De Marney Alma Taylor Paul Cavanagh
Studio:	John E. Blakeley Productions
Distributor:	Victoria Films
Runtime:	7,500 feet^[1]
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	Silent English intertitles

Two Little Drummer Boys is a 1928 British silent comedy film directed by G. B. Samuelson and starring Georgie Wood, Derrick De Marney and Alma Taylor.^[2] The film was based on the 1899 play Two Little Drummer Boys by Walter Howard and was shot at Southall Studios. It was produced by a forerunner of Mancunian Films.^[3]

Cast

• Georgie Wood as Eric Carsdale
• Derrick De Marney as Jack Carsdale
• Alma Taylor as Alma Carsdale
• Paul Cavanagh as Captain Darrell
• Walter Byron as Captain Carsdale
• Julie Suedo as Margaret

References

Bibliography

• Wagg, Stephen. Because I tell a Joke or Two: Comedy, Politics and Social Difference. Routledge, 1998.

Notes and References

1. Low p.470
2. Web site: Two Little Drummer Boys (1929). https://web.archive.org/web/20190420191351/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7dacdded. dead. 20 April 2019. BFI.
3. Wagg p.42-43