Jack Hobbs (actor)

Jack Hobbs (1893–1968) was a British stage and film actor who appeared in more than forty films. After making his debut in the 1915 silent The Yoke Hobbs appeared in a mixture of leading and supporting roles in both the silent and sound eras. He played the hero in several quota quickies of the 1930s, including All That Glitters (1936).^[1] He was cast as a smooth-talking villain in two George Formby films No Limit (1935) and It's in the Air (1938)

Selected filmography

• The Yoke (1915)
• Tom Brown's Schooldays (1916)
• The Lady Clare (1919)
• The Face at the Window (1920)
• The Shuttle of Life (1920)
• The Skin Game (1921)
• The Lonely Lady of Grosvenor Square (1922)
• The Eleventh Commandment (1924)
• Mischief (1931)
• Love Lies (1931)
• The Love Race (1931)
• Never Trouble Trouble (1931)
• The Last Coupon (1932)
• Josser Joins the Navy (1932)
• Josser in the Army (1932)
• Too Many Wives (1933)
• No Limit (1935)
• Handle with Care (1935)
• Car of Dreams (1935)
• The Interrupted Honeymoon (1936)
• All That Glitters (1936)
• The Show Goes On (1937)
• Fine Feathers (1937)
• Millions (1937)
• It's in the Air (1938)
• Let George Do It! (1940)

References

Bibliography

• Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The British of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.

External links

• Jack Hobbs at the Internet Movie Database