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	As he arrives (still trying to learn the native language via recordings), Professor Tibbetts is tricked into sneaking a [[pot still\|gin still]] into the country by Prince M'Bapi, half-brother of Bosambo, chief of the Ochori tribe. The steamer that brings him takes Commissioner Sanders on leave, with Captain Hamilton taking over his duties.		As he arrives (still trying to learn the native language via recordings), Professor Tibbetts is tricked into sneaking a [[pot still\|gin still]] into the country by Prince M'Bapi, half-brother of Bosambo, chief of the Ochori tribe. The steamer that brings him takes Commissioner Sanders on leave, with Captain Hamilton taking over his duties.

	Later, Tibbetts makes his way to Kombooli High, where his students wear [[~~eton~~ college\|Eton]] collars alongside their native garb. Tibbetts dons a mortarboard but wears safari shorts under his gown owing to the heat.		Later, Tibbetts makes his way to Kombooli High, where his students wear [[w:Eton college\|Eton]] collars alongside their native garb. Tibbetts dons a mortarboard but wears safari shorts under his gown owing to the heat.

	When Hamilton falls ill with a dose of [[malaria]], Tibbetts is forced to take over his duties, which include collecting the taxes. Travelling upriver by canoe, he finds Sanders' [[paddlesteamer]] the ''Zaire'', operated by Harbottle ([[Moore Marriott]]) and Albert ([[Graham Moffatt]]).		When Hamilton falls ill with a dose of [[malaria]], Tibbetts is forced to take over his duties, which include collecting the taxes. Travelling upriver by canoe, he finds Sanders' [[paddlesteamer]] the ''Zaire'', operated by Harbottle ([[Moore Marriott]]) and Albert ([[Graham Moffatt]]).

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{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Old Bones of the River
| image = Old bones river.JPG
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| director = [[Marcel Varnel]]
| producer =
| writer = [[Marriott Edgar]] [[Val Guest]] [[J. O. C. Orton]]
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| starring = [[Will Hay]] [[Graham Moffatt]] [[Moore Marriott]]
| music =
| cinematography = [[Arthur Crabtree]]
| editing = [[R. E. Dearing]] [[Alfred Roome]]
| distributor = [[General Film Distributors]]
| released = December 1938
| runtime = 90 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
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'''''Old Bones of the River''''' is a comedy film released in 1938 starring British [[actor]] [[Will Hay]] with [[Moore Marriott]] and [[Graham Moffatt]] and directed by [[Marcel Varnel]], based on the characters created by [[Edgar Wallace]]. The film is a spoof of the 1935 movie ''[[Sanders of the River]]''.<ref name="bfiscron">{{cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/447266/index.html|title=Old Bones of the River (1938)|last=Collinson|first=Gavin|work=BFI Screenonline|publisher=[[British Film Institute]]|access-date=9 July 2017}}</ref><ref>[http://www.britishpictures.com/arch_o1.html British Films of the 30s, 40s and 50s - www.britishpictures.com]</ref>

==Synopsis==
Hay plays Professor Benjamin Tibbetts, representative of the Teaching & Welfare Institution for the Reformation of Pagans (otherwise known as T.W.I.R.P for short), and dedicated to spreading education amongst the natives of colonial [[Africa]].
Professor Tibbetts is the uncle of Wallace's character Lt Tibbetts, known as "Bones", so the Professor is referred to as "Old Bones".

As he arrives (still trying to learn the native language via recordings), Professor Tibbetts is tricked into sneaking a [[pot still|gin still]] into the country by Prince M'Bapi, half-brother of Bosambo, chief of the Ochori tribe. The steamer that brings him takes Commissioner Sanders on leave, with Captain Hamilton taking over his duties.

Later, Tibbetts makes his way to Kombooli High, where his students wear [[eton college|Eton]] collars alongside their native garb. Tibbetts dons a mortarboard but wears safari shorts under his gown owing to the heat.

When Hamilton falls ill with a dose of [[malaria]], Tibbetts is forced to take over his duties, which include collecting the taxes. Travelling upriver by canoe, he finds Sanders' [[paddlesteamer]] the ''Zaire'', operated by Harbottle ([[Moore Marriott]]) and Albert ([[Graham Moffatt]]).

M'Bapi leads a revolt against Bosambo, and the threesome rescue a baby from death by [[sacrifice]].

==Cast==
*[[Will Hay]] as Professor Benjamin Tibbetts
*[[Moore Marriott]] as Jerry Harbottle
*[[Graham Moffatt]] as Albert
*[[Robert Adams (actor)|Robert Adams]] as Bosambo
*[[Jack London (athlete)|Jack London]] as M'Bapi
*[[Wyndham Goldie]] as Commissioner Sanders
*[[Jack Livesey]] as Captain Hamilton

==Notes==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0030518|Old Bones of the River}}

{{Marcel Varnel}}
{{Marriott Edgar}}

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[[Category:1938 films]]
[[Category:1938 comedy films]]
[[Category:British black-and-white films]]
[[Category:British comedy films]]
[[Category:British Empire]]
[[Category:1930s English-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Marcel Varnel]]
[[Category:Films set in Africa]]
[[Category:Films set in the British Empire]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Marriott Edgar]]
[[Category:1930s British films]]

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