---
title: 'Oh, Mr Porter! (1937)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Marcel Varnel'
released: '1937-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/oh-mr-porter-1937'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029335/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Oh, Mr Porter! (1937)

1937 · 85 min · Comedy · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Oh, Mr Porter! is a 1937 British comedy film starring Will Hay with Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt and directed by Marcel Varnel. While not Hay's commercially most successful, it is his best-known film to modern audiences. It is widely acclaimed as the best of Hay's work, and a classic of its genre. The film had its first public showing in November 1937 and went on general release on 3 January 1938.
The plot of Oh, Mr Porter was loosely based on the Arnold Ridley play The Ghost Train. The title was taken from Oh! Mr Porter, a music hall song.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Marcel Varnel](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-varnel)
- **Screenplay:** [Frank Launder](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-launder), [Val Guest](https://cinepixo.com/people/val-guest)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Louis Levy](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-levy)
- **Producer:** [Edward Black](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-black)
- **Director of Photography:** [Arthur Crabtree](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-crabtree)
- **Editor:** [R.E. Dearing](https://cinepixo.com/people/r-e-dearing)

## Cast

- [Graham Moffatt](https://cinepixo.com/people/graham-moffatt)
- [Moore Marriott](https://cinepixo.com/people/moore-marriott)
- [Will Hay](https://cinepixo.com/people/will-hay)
- [George Relph](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-relph)
- [Stanley Holloway](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-holloway)

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