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Acting

H.F. Maltby

Career

Active from 1920 to 1953, with a break from 1921 to 1932, busiest in 1934 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score51/100
Highest rated
Poster for Where There's a Will
Where There's a Will
GoodWatch score67/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
H.F. Maltby Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.2, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.1, average 4.8
  • Fantasy
    0.3, average 1.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 4
  • Classic British Comedy 3
  • Comedy 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Underdog Story 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

71
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

1 title
It's a Grand Life
It's a Grand Life (1953)

Writer

1940s

16 titles ยท average score 67
Caesar and Cleopatra
Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)
GoodWatch score 69

as Councillor (uncredited)

A Canterbury Tale
A Canterbury Tale (1944)
GoodWatch score 81

as Mr. Portal

Medal for the General
Medal for the General (1944)

as Mayor (uncredited)

Front Line Kids
Front Line Kids (1942)

Writer

Gert and Daisy's Weekend
Gert and Daisy's Weekend (1942)

Writer

Gert and Daisy Clean Up
Gert and Daisy Clean Up (1942)

Writer

Bob's Your Uncle
Bob's Your Uncle (1942)

as Maj. Diehard

Rose of Tralee
Rose of Tralee (1942)

Writer

Facing the Music
Facing the Music (1941)

as Mr. Bulger

Under Your Hat
Under Your Hat (1940)

as Colonel Sheepshanks

Crimes at the Dark House
Crimes at the Dark House (1940)
GoodWatch score 51

Dialogue

Garrison Follies
Garrison Follies (1940)

as Major Hall-Vett / Maj. Hall-Vett

1930s

51 titles ยท average score 57
Old Mother Riley Joins Up
Old Mother Riley Joins Up (1939)

as Gen. Hogsley

His Lordship Goes to Press
His Lordship Goes to Press (1938)

as General Tukes

It's Never Too Late to Mend
It's Never Too Late to Mend (1937)
GoodWatch score 44

Writer

The Ticket of Leave Man
The Ticket of Leave Man (1937)
GoodWatch score 56

Writer

The Crimes of Stephen Hawke
The Crimes of Stephen Hawke (1936)
GoodWatch score 38

Writer

Where There's a Will
Where There's a Will (1936)
GoodWatch score 67

as Sir Roger Wimpleton

Queen of Hearts
Queen of Hearts (1936)

as Solicitor

Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1936)
GoodWatch score 57

Dialogue

Department Store
Department Store (1935)

Story

The Right Age to Marry
The Right Age to Marry (1935)

as Tetley

Over the Garden Wall
Over the Garden Wall (1934)

Screenplay, Theatre Play

Freedom of the Seas
Freedom of the Seas (1934)

as Harcourt

1920s

2 titles
The Rotters
The Rotters (1921)

Theatre Play

A Temporary Gentleman
A Temporary Gentleman (1920)

Screenplay

1910s

1 title
Their Best Friend
Their Best Friend (1914)

Scenario Writer