Britannia Of Billingsgate (1933) 

Loved Violet Loraine and especially the Cinema scene with the huge sounding organ rising and the jaunty cheery tuneful big studio orchestra as "Piccadilly Playground" starts.

Thank you so much for posting this wonderful film.

I always remember where music,movie came from,why should we forget? Progress is ok sometimes,but not always,cylinder music machines are still owned&played on you tube,real early music,footage is there to be seen,Excellent work !!

Fantastic to see some action of the great Tom Farndon.

You may be interested to know that the Speedway scene in this film was in fact filmed at Lea Bridge Stadium which formally stood behind the Greyhound pub (that still stands) just off the Lea Bridge Road, the stadium was approximately three mills away from Hackney Stadium which itself formerly stood across to the eastern side of the Hackney Marshes, good posting of a rare and largely unknown film.

Well the Gaumont British studios have gone, the Gaumont Palace at Hammersmith is now a pop venue and Hackney stadium has disappeared under redevelopment, thank goodness for films.

Thank you so much for posting this wonderful film. Love it when Gordon walked up with a fish on his head !!!! Too funny !!!

Big fan of Gordon Harker since i saw the ‘Hornleigh’ trilogy. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Completely enjoyed this move so much , and the comments coming from the UK were fun to read, thank you!

My favourite Gordon harker at his best

WONDERFUL FILM.......LUV IT.............

Was passing by when I saw that it was a G Hacker film, had to stop and watch, Not disappointed, Liked the "pull back" ending shot.

Grand film

Thanks for posting! Subscribed.

Wonderful to see the Billingsgate bobbin hats made by my Grandfather John William Fain, see also Pathe news Billingsgate hats 1949

Thank you for posting

the female star reminds me of Elsie and Doris waters style of acting they were Jack Warne.rs sisters

Kay Hammond was the mother of actor Simon Williams.

backi n the 40s my brother and I used to make carts wth those fish boxes had large ball bearings for the wheel's trundled around London collectng waste paper bermondsey elephant and castle all over hyde park area creme de la creme locaton now? $30MILL s not enough for a house there.

I guess she went from Chips to Fishes-uh, Riches!

Skip to 1:02:35 for speedway

Ah, fish and chips in newspaper. Not considered healthy, perhaps early/mid 70's that had to go. Maybe not so much the ink as to where the paper had been.

the only speed races i saw n london back then was on cinder tracks not nice flat earth riders were from all over the world nz sweden austr etc.

Ottjmi

Haha same actors in all their movies

i couldn't understand most of what they were saying.........and riot in the fish market over a lobster pot....i like these very early movies....but they are anarchy and anecdote