British Comedy Guide
Oh, Mr Porter!. William Porter (Will Hay). Copyright: Gainsborough Pictures 1928 Limited
Oh, Mr Porter!

Oh, Mr Porter!

  • 1938 film

The inept railway worker William Porter has been made station master in a small village in Northern Ireland. Starring Will Hay. Also features Graham Moffatt, Moore Marriott, Sebastian Smith, Agnes Lauchlan, Percy Walsh and more.

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Marcel Varnel: Oh, Mr Porter!

It's easier to make the British laugh than to make the French even smile. Yet, one of the biggest successes at the Paris Cinémathèque in the late 80s was a retrospective of British comedy curated by Bertrand Tavernier. Among the discoveries for the French was Will Hay, who, with his henchmen Graham Moffatt (the fat boy) and Moore Marriott (the wizened old codger), perfectly represented a certain type of bumbling British humour.

Derek Malcolm, The Guardian, 27th July 2000

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