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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 Sing as You Swing (1937), The Outcast (1934) and Darby and Joan (1937). 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

Sing as You Swing (1937)
Sing as You Swing
5.0
  • Writer
  • 1937
The Outcast (1934)
The Outcast
5.5
  • Writer
  • 1934
Darby and Joan (1937)
Darby and Joan
5.0
  • Director
  • 1937
Tonight's the Night: Pass It On
  • Writer
  • 1931

Credits

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Writer

  • Boys Will Be Girls (1938)
    Boys Will Be Girls
    5.1
    • script (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • The Reverse Be My Lot
    • Writer
    • 1937
  • Sing as You Swing (1937)
    Sing as You Swing
    5.0
    • scenario
    • 1937
  • Cotton Queen (1937)
    Cotton Queen
    5.7
    • story
    • adaptation
    • 1937
  • The Stoker
    • Writer
    • 1937
  • The Man Behind the Mask (1936)
    The Man Behind the Mask
    5.6
    • screen adaptation
    • 1936
  • Everything Is Rhythm (1936)
    Everything Is Rhythm
    6.6
    • Writer
    • 1936
  • One Good Turn (1936)
    One Good Turn
    5.0
    • adaptation
    • story
    • 1936
  • Captain Bill (1935)
    Captain Bill
    4.8
    • adaptation
    • story
    • 1935
  • The Doctor's Secret (1934)
    The Doctor's Secret
    5.3
    • dialogue
    • scenario
    • story
    • 1934
  • Lost in the Legion (1934)
    Lost in the Legion
    6.2
    • scenario
    • 1934
  • The Outcast (1934)
    The Outcast
    5.5
    • Writer
    • story
    • 1934
  • A Political Party (1934)
    A Political Party
    5.9
    • scenario
    • 1934
  • The Pride of the Force (1933)
    The Pride of the Force
    5.5
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1933
  • Hawley's of High Street
    • writer
    • 1933

Actor

  • Boys Will Be Girls (1938)
    Boys Will Be Girls
    5.1
    • Rookum
    • 1938
  • Cotton Queen (1937)
    Cotton Queen
    5.7
    • The Mayor
    • 1937
  • The Stoker
    • (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Strictly Illegal
    • (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Lost in the Legion (1934)
    Lost in the Legion
    6.2
    • (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • The Pride of the Force (1933)
    The Pride of the Force
    5.5
    • (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Hawley's of High Street
    • (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Old Spanish Customers (1932)
    Old Spanish Customers
    5.0
    • 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
    6.1
    • Sheik Sidi Ben
    • 1930
  • Kiss Me Sergeant
    • Lieutenant
    • 1930
  • Not So Quiet on the Western Front
    • Lieutenant
    • 1930

Director

  • Darby and Joan (1937)
    Darby and Joan
    5.0
    • Director
    • 1937

Personal details

  • 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))

Did you know

  • 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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