Dusty Bates
1947 British film by Darrell Catling
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Dusty Bates is a 1947 British children's film serial, directed by Darrell Catling and starring Anthony Newley and Ronald Shiner.[1][2] It was written by Michael Barringer and produced by Gaumont-British Instructional and Children's Entertainment Films. The film was also presented by The Rank Organisation. The story was filmed in five parts.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] The film score was by Jack Beaver.
Directed byDarrel Catling
Written byMichael Barringer
Produced byGeoffrey Barkas
StarringAnthony Newley
Billie Brook
Michael McKeag
Billie Brook
Michael McKeag
| Dusty Bates | |
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Opening titles | |
| Directed by | Darrel Catling |
| Written by | Michael Barringer |
| Produced by | Geoffrey Barkas |
| Starring | Anthony Newley Billie Brook Michael McKeag |
| Edited by | Enid Mansell |
| Music by | Jack Beaver |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 25 minutes per episode |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
Cast
- Anthony Newley as Dusty Bates (as Tony Newley)
- Billie Brook as Gill Ford
- Michael McKeag as David Ford
- Grace Arnold as Mrs. Ford
- Bernard Lee as Captain Ford
- Dennis Harkin as Stark
- Ralph Truman as Merryvale
- John Longden as Tod Jenkins
- Toni Arpino as Walrus
- Ronald Shiner as 'Squeaky' Watts
- Wally Patch as Uncle Hank Miller
DVD release
The Adventures of Dusty Bates was released on Region 0 DVD-R by Alpha Video on 28 January 2014.[10]