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Syd Courtenay(1888-1937)

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Director
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Syd Courtenay was born in 1888 in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Darby and Joan (1937), Sing as You Swing (1937) and Tonight's the Night: Pass It On (1931). He was married to Lola Harvey. He died on 13 June 1937 in Tolworth, Surrey, England, UK.
Born1888
DiedJune 13, 1937
Born1888
DiedJune 13, 1937
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Known for

Darby and Joan
  • Writer
  • 1937
Sing as You Swing (1937)
Sing as You Swing
5.1
  • Writer
  • 1937
Tonight's the Night: Pass It On
  • Writer
  • 1931
The Pride of the Force (1933)
The Pride of the Force
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1933

Credits

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Writer

  • Boys Will Be Girls (1938)
    Boys Will Be Girls
    5.0
    • script (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • The Reverse Be My Lot
    • Writer
    • 1937
  • Sing as You Swing (1937)
    Sing as You Swing
    5.1
    • scenario
    • 1937
  • Cotton Queen (1937)
    Cotton Queen
    5.7
    • adaptation
    • story
    • 1937
  • Darby and Joan
    • Writer
    • 1937
  • The Stoker
    • Writer
    • 1937
  • The Man Behind the Mask (1936)
    The Man Behind the Mask
    5.9
    • Writer
    • 1936
  • Everything Is Rhythm (1936)
    Everything Is Rhythm
    6.6
    • Writer
    • 1936
  • One Good Turn (1936)
    One Good Turn
    5.3
    • adaptation
    • story
    • 1936
  • Captain Bill
    4.7
    • adaptation
    • story
    • 1935
  • The Doctor's Secret (1934)
    The Doctor's Secret
    5.3
    • dialogue
    • scenario
    • story
    • 1934
  • Lost in the Legion
    5.8
    • scenario
    • 1934
  • Leslie Fuller in The Outcast (1934)
    The Outcast
    5.5
    • story
    • 1934
  • A Political Party (1934)
    A Political Party
    6.0
    • scenario
    • 1934
  • The Pride of the Force (1933)
    The Pride of the Force
    5.7
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1933

Actor

  • Boys Will Be Girls (1938)
    Boys Will Be Girls
    5.0
    • Rookum
    • 1938
  • Cotton Queen (1937)
    Cotton Queen
    5.7
    • The Mayor
    • 1937
  • The Stoker
    • (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Strictly Illegal
    • (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Lost in the Legion
    5.8
    • (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • The Pride of the Force (1933)
    The Pride of the Force
    5.7
    • (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Hawley's of High Street
    • (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Old Spanish Customers (1932)
    Old Spanish Customers
    5.5
    • 1932
  • What a Night!
    • Mr. Merry
    • 1931
  • Bill's Legacy
    • Count
    • 1931
  • Poor Old Bill
    • Harry
    • 1931
  • Why Sailors Leave Home (1930)
    Why Sailors Leave Home
    6.3
    • Sheik Sidi Ben
    • 1930
  • Kiss Me Sergeant
    • Lieutenant
    • 1930
  • Not So Quiet on the Western Front
    • Lieutenant
    • 1930

Director

  • Darby and Joan
    • Director
    • 1937

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Sidney Courtenay
  • Born
    • 1888
    • Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England, UK
  • Died
    • June 13, 1937
    • Tolworth, Surrey, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Lola Harvey1914 - 1937 (his death)
  • Other works
    Playwright: "The Idol of Moolah" (filmed as Kiss Me Sergeant (1930))

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  • Trivia
    British comic actor in revue. Also writer of comedy sketches for Leslie Fuller from 1919. Appeared in several low-budget films with Fuller for British International Pictures (BIP) between 1930 and and 1938.

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