At first glance, Jack Hulbert seems to be the British equivalent of Jay Leno; his prominent chin and generous nose were the stuff of which brilliant caricatures were made. A professional entertainer since his Cambridge days, Hulbert rose to stage stardom in musicals and light comedies. He made his film debut in 1930's Elstree Calling, appearing in a sketch with his wife and frequent co-star Cicely Courteneidge. Hulbert's film vehicles of the 1930s were cash cows in England but made very little impression outside the Dominion; an exception to this rule was Bulldog Jack (1935), a tongue-in-cheek homage to the "Bulldog Drummond" films which did quite well in the U.S. In this and other films, Hulbert was supported by his brother Claude Hulbert, a fine performer in his own right. Jack Hulbert retained his ebullience and popularity right up to his final professional appearances in the early 1970s; two years before his death, he summed things up in his jaunty autobiography, The Little Woman is Always Right.
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To See Such Fun
Archival Appearance |
1977 | |||
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Not Now, Darling
Actor |
1972 | |||
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The Spider's Web
Actor |
1960 | |||
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Miss Tulip Stays the Night
Actor, Screenwriter |
1955 | |||
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Into the Blue
Actor |
1951 | |||
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The Magic Box
Actor |
1951 | |||
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Under Your Hat
Actor, Composer (Music Score), Play Author, Producer |
1940 | |||
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Kate Plus Ten
Actor, Screenwriter |
1938 | |||
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The Two of Us
Actor, Director, Screenwriter |
1938 | |||
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Take My Tip
Actor, Screenwriter |
1937 | |||
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The Gaiety Girls
Actor |
1937 | |||
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Jack of All Trades
Actor, Director |
1936 | |||
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Bulldog Jack
Actor, Screenwriter |
1935 | |||
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Jack Ahoy
Actor, Screenwriter |
1935 | |||
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The Camels Are Coming
Actor, Screenwriter |
1934 | |||
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Falling for You
Actor, Director, Screenwriter |
1933 | |||
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Night and Day
Actor, Screen Story |
1933 | |||
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The Woman in Command
Screenwriter |
1933 | |||
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Happy Ever After
Actor, Screenwriter |
1932 | |||
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Jack's The Boy
Actor |
1932 | |||
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Love on Wheels
Actor |
1932 | |||
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The Ghost Train
Actor |
1931 | |||
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The Office Girl
Actor |
1931 | |||
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Elstree Calling
Actor |
1930 |