Cock o' the North is a 1935 British comedy drama film directed by Oswald Mitchell and Challis Sanderson and starring George Carney, Marie Lohr and Eve Lister.^[1] It was shot at the Cricklewood Studios in London.^[2] It was produced for release by Butcher's Film Service. Like many of Butcher's films during the decade, it shares its name with a traditional piece of music. In this case the title refers to the railway engine Cock o' the North.

George Barton, an engine driver is injured in a motor accident and is forced to retire. He is able to find consolation in his wife Mary and son Danny. Meanwhile, his colleagues put on a variety show as a benefit concert for him.

• George Carney as George Barton
• Marie Lohr as Mary Barton
• Ronnie Hepworth as Danny Barton
• Horace Kenney as Alf Coggins
• Frederick Peisley as Fred Coggins
• Eve Lister as Edna Barton
• Peggy Novak as Maggie Harris
• Johnnie Schofield as Bert Harris
• Roddy Hughes as Taffy
• Terry Conlin as Superintendent
• Stanley Kirby as Guide
• Herbert Cameronas Foreman Brown
• Pearl Hay as Peggy Harris
• Robert Chisholm as Self
• Leslie 'Hutch' Hutchinson as Self
• Simone Rogers as Self

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
• Wright, Adrian. Cheer Up!: British Musical Films 1929-1945. The Boydell Press, 2020.

• Cock o' the North at IMDb

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