Alf Goddard

Alf Goddard

Born: November 28, 1896
Died: February 23, 1981
in Bethnal Green, London, England, UK

Movies for Alf Goddard...

I'll Be Your Sweetheart
Title: I'll Be Your Sweetheart
Character: 2nd. Henchman
Released: July 30, 1945
Type: Movie
In turn-of-the-century London a young music publisher fights both competitors and piracy in a time where author's royalties were still unprotected.
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The Way to the Stars
Title: The Way to the Stars
Character: PT Instructor
Released: June 16, 1945
Type: Movie
Life on a British bomber base, and the surrounding towns, from the opening days of the Battle of Britain, to the arrival of the Americans, who join in the bomber offensive. The film centres around Pilot Officer Peter Penrose, fresh out of a training unit, who joins the squadron, and quickly discovers about life during war time. He falls for Iris, a young girl who lives at the local hotel, but he becomes disillusioned about marriage, when the squadron commander dies in a raid, and leaves his wife, the hotel manageress, with a young son to bring up. As the war progresses, Penross comes to terms that he has survived, while others have been killed.
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The Way Ahead
Title: The Way Ahead
Character: Instructor (uncredited)
Released: June 9, 1944
Type: Movie
A mismatched collection of conscripted civilians find training tough under Lieutenant Jim Perry and Sergeant Ned Fletcher when they are called up to replace an infantry battalion that had suffered casualties at Dunkirk.
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They Met in the Dark
Title: They Met in the Dark
Character: One of Mansel's Tough Friends (uncredited)
Released: August 11, 1943
Type: Movie
A Royal navy Commander is tricked by a pretty girl who is working for the Nazis. She tricks him into revealing some military secrets and he is court martial. He vows to track her and her accomplices down.
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Much Too Shy
Title: Much Too Shy
Character: Pavement Artist
Released: October 12, 1942
Type: Movie
A simple handyman, who also is an amateur artist, gets into trouble when the head and shoulders portraits of some prominent local females are sold without his knowledge to an advertising agency and are published with nude bodies added to them.
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South American George
Title: South American George
Character: Slappy
Released: December 27, 1941
Type: Movie
To help out his exact double, George Formby (in a dual role) takes the place of a noted South American tenor. This way he can help the opera star fulfill contract obligations and also win the heart of the man's lovely press agent, Linden Travers.
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Convoy
Title: Convoy
Character: Bosun's Mate
Released: September 28, 1940
Type: Movie
A tale of life on board a Royal Navy cruiser assigned to protect the vital convoys between America and England during WWII.
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A Window in London
Title: A Window in London
Character: Tiny
Released: June 15, 1940
Type: Movie
A man witnesses a murder that isn't a murder, only to get involved with the magician and his wife who created the illusion. The insanely jealous magician husband eventually kills his wife, making for complications in life of unhappily married man who is now involved more than he ever thought he would be.
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Spy for a Day
Title: Spy for a Day
Character: Sergeant Bryan
Released: April 26, 1940
Type: Movie
During World War I, a British farmer is abducted by the Germans to take the place of a spy about to be executed whom he closely resembles.
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Return to Yesterday
Title: Return to Yesterday
Character: Attendant
Released: March 9, 1940
Type: Movie
Robert Maine is torn between returning to the glamour of Hollywood and working with a small theatre company in England.
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Let's Be Famous
Title: Let's Be Famous
Character: Battling Bulger
Released: March 22, 1939
Type: Movie
An Irishman sets out to become famous as a singer on the radio. Due to a mix up he is instead entered as a contestant on a quiz show.
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Murder in Soho
Title: Murder in Soho
Character: Mike
Released: February 1, 1939
Type: Movie
A London nightclub hostess pretends to fall for the mobster who killed her husband.
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The Ware Case
Title: The Ware Case
Character: Court Attendant
Released: December 2, 1938
Type: Movie
An aristocrat won't economize, then his rich brother in law is found murdered in the grounds of the aristocrat's house
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Night Journey
Title: Night Journey
Character: Tiny
Released: December 1, 1938
Type: Movie
A truck driver must carry a load of dynamite. Meanwhile, his girlfriend gets mixed up with a gang that sells stolen furs. Eventually, the truck driver must rescue his girlfriend from the bad guys and blows them and their loot to Kingdom Come.
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Luck of the Navy
Title: Luck of the Navy
Character: Tomkins
Released: November 27, 1938
Type: Movie
With Britain on the brink of war, an enemy spy plans to steal secret documents and lay the blame on Clive Stanton.
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St. Martin's Lane
Title: St. Martin's Lane
Character: Doggie
Released: October 18, 1938
Type: Movie
On the sidewalks of the London theater district the buskers (street performers) earn enough coins for a cheap room. Charles, who recites dramatic monologues, sees that a young pickpocket, Libby, also has a talent for dancing and adds her to his act. Harley, the theater patron who never knew Libby took his gold cigarette case, is impressed by Libby's dancing and invites her to bring Charles and the other buskers in his group to an after-the-play party. Libby comes alone. A theatrical career is launched.
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Convict 99
Title: Convict 99
Character: Sykes
Released: September 26, 1938
Type: Movie
A disgraced school master, Benjamin Twist, is mistaken for a tough prison governor and assigned the charge of a prison for particularly hardened criminals. Believing he is being sent to a school rather than a prison, he celebrates accordingly only to find that his drunkenness accidently lands him on the wrong side of the prison bars. The Governorship is eventually restored to him, and he sets about popularising himself amongst the convicts by turning a blind eye to their shady dealings.
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Owd Bob
Title: Owd Bob
Character: Barry Davis
Released: January 26, 1938
Type: Movie
Adam McAdam is an old, dour sheepherder whose life is devoted to his faithful dog, the whiskey bottle and his daughter, Jeannie. And a conflict that arises when the other sheep-men of the district try every means within their power to have his dog, accused of being a sheep-killer, destroyed.
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The Green Cockatoo
Title: The Green Cockatoo
Character: Jake
Released: December 1, 1937
Type: Movie
A young girl is travelling to London to find work. Arriving at the station, she meets a man who has been stabbed by a member of a gang of crooks involved with greyhound racing. She becomes a suspect, but flees the scene in order to deliver a message to the dead man's brother. She is protected from the police by a night club entertainer, who she learns is the man she is seeking.
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The Squeaker
Title: The Squeaker
Character: Police Sgt. Hawkins
Released: November 11, 1937
Type: Movie
London's jewel thieves are under the thumb of a mysterious fence, who ruthlessly exposes any thief who crosses him. Desperate, Scotland Yard re-hires ex-Inspector Barrabal who, as a known drunkard, is ideally suited to go undercover with a faked criminal record (which may spoil his chances with lovely Carol Stedman).
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King Solomon's Mines
Title: King Solomon's Mines
Character: Red
Released: June 17, 1937
Type: Movie
White hunter Allan Quartermain and his enigmatic guide help a young Irish woman locate her missing father in unexplored Darkest Africa.
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Farewell Again
Title: Farewell Again
Character: Pvt. Bulger
Released: January 5, 1937
Type: Movie
Farewell Again is a multiplotted British comedy/drama about soldiers on leave and the people they've left. Given a six-hour pass after a tour of duty in India, several British Tommies (among them Robert Newton, Sebastian Shaw and Anthony Bushell) try to unravel their domestic tribulations before having to ship out again. American expatriate Tim Whelan was the directorial hand who kept the various plot threads from entangling, while another Hollywood vet, James Wong Howe, manned the cameras. The film became instantly dated with the advent of World War II, but in its own time Farewell Again was a box-office smash. The film was issued in the US as Troopship.
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Song of Freedom
Title: Song of Freedom
Character: Alf, the Bartender (uncredited)
Released: August 16, 1936
Type: Movie
John Zinga, a descendent of slaves, has an ancient medallion around his neck and a fragment of song passed down generations. He is an English dockworker with a magnificent voice and a yearning to learn his roots.
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No Limit
Title: No Limit
Character: Norton
Released: October 28, 1935
Type: Movie
George Shuttleworth is convinced that he has the talent to win the Isle of Man TT races, despite what his neighbours back home in Wigan may think. During the trials, the brakes go on George's bike, 'The Shuttleworth Snap', which he made himself. As a result, he breaks the TT lap record, becoming an instant motor-cycling star. As the big race approaches, George soon realises that other jealous riders will stop at nothing to make sure he does not take part in the race. An early George Formby film and probably his best.
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It's a Bet
Title: It's a Bet
Character: Joe
Released: February 1, 1935
Type: Movie
A young English reporter makes a bet with a wealthy publisher that he can disappear for a month. In his absence the publisher makes much of the mysterious disappearance in an attempt to boost the circulation of his newspaper.
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Lost In The Legion
Title: Lost In The Legion
Character: Sergeant Mulligan
Released: July 13, 1934
Type: Movie
Two ship's cooks get lost in the desert and unwittingly enroll in the Foreign Legion!
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The Pride of the Force
Title: The Pride of the Force
Character: Sergeant Brown
Released: January 1, 1933
Type: Movie
This lively comedy of 1933 provided an early film role for Leslie Fuller, and sees the wildly popular, rubber-faced actor and entertainer – once touted as Elstree's own Clark Gable – playing identical twins with very different ambitions: one is a policeman who longs to join a circus, the other a farm hand who wants to be a policeman!
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The Third String
Title: The Third String
Character: Bill Lumm
Released: February 1, 1932
Type: Movie
A man poses as a boxer to impress a woman, but then is forced to fight a real champion.
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Splinters in the Navy
Title: Splinters in the Navy
Character: Spike Higgins
Released: November 9, 1931
Type: Movie
To celebrate their Admiral's impending marriage, his men stage a variety performance. Meanwhile Joe Crabbs attempts to win back his girlfriend from the Navy's boxing champion.
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The Happy Ending
Title: The Happy Ending
Character: Alf
Released: October 1, 1931
Type: Movie
A father who deserted his family some years before returns home only to find that his wife has told his children and neighbours that he died as a hero.
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East Lynne on the Western Front
Title: East Lynne on the Western Front
Character: Ben / Cornelia
Released: July 13, 1931
Type: Movie
During the First World War a group of British soldiers serving on the Western Front stage a comic performance of the play East Lynne to entertain their comrades.
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Old Soldiers Never Die
Title: Old Soldiers Never Die
Character: Sergeant
Released: February 25, 1931
Type: Movie
A comedy film directed by Monty Banks.
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Bed and Breakfast
Title: Bed and Breakfast
Character: Alf Dunning
Released: December 22, 1930
Type: Movie
A newlywed couple have a fight, and in order to get even with one another, each decides to take up with a lover but without actually going through with "the deed".
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The Nipper
Title: The Nipper
Character: Alf Green
Released: June 1, 1930
Type: Movie
A producer makes a star of the cockney waif who tried to rob him.
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Alf's Button
Title: Alf's Button
Character: Bill Grant
Released: March 24, 1930
Type: Movie
A soldier discovers a button made from Aladdin's lamp grants wishes when rubbed.
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High Treason
Title: High Treason
Character: Tele-radiographer
Released: March 25, 1929
Type: Movie
The year is 1940 and tension is growing between the empires of United Europe and the Atlantic States. A bloody border incident puts both sides on high alert.
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The Last Post
Title: The Last Post
Character: Tiny
Released: January 11, 1929
Type: Movie
'Soldier takes the blame when his Bolshevik brother shoots a soldier during the General Strike.' (British Film Catalogue)
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You Know What Sailors Are
Title: You Know What Sailors Are
Released: December 14, 1928
Type: Movie
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Smashing Through
Title: Smashing Through
Released: October 1, 1928
Type: Movie
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Balaclava
Title: Balaclava
Character: Nobby
Released: June 6, 1928
Type: Movie
A British army officer is cashiered, and re-enlists as Private to take part in the Crimean War. He succeeds in capturing a top Russian spy which results in the famous Charge of the Light Brigade to take the Balaclava Heights.
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Sailors Don't Care
Title: Sailors Don't Care
Character: Nobby Clark
Released: January 1, 1928
Type: Movie
'1914. Knight poses as rating aboard son's cruiser and helps Q-ship sink U-boat.' (British Film Catalogue)
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Carry On!
Title: Carry On!
Character: Lumley
Released: December 2, 1927
Type: Movie
'Admiral's son loves girl who becomes spy, and dies foiling her schemes.' (British Film Catalogue)
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Downhill
Title: Downhill
Character: Sailor
Released: October 24, 1927
Type: Movie
Roddy, first son of the rich Berwick family, is expelled from school when he takes the blame for his friend Tim's charge. His family sends him away and all of his friends leave him alone. Through many life choices that don't work out in his favor, Roddy begins to find his life slowly spiraling out of his control.
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Hindle Wakes
Title: Hindle Wakes
Character: Nobby
Released: September 12, 1927
Type: Movie
A young working-class girl causes a stir when she sneaks off for a romantic getaway with the wealthy heir of the mill where she works.
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A Sister to Assist 'Er
Title: A Sister to Assist 'Er
Character: Sailor
Released: September 1, 1927
Type: Movie
'Poor woman poses as rich twin to fool mean landlady.' (British Film Catalogue)