Old Bill Through the Ages is a 1924 British silent comedy fantasy film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Syd Walker, Arthur Cleave and Jack Denton. The film was based on a series of cartoons by Bruce Bairnsfather. The screenplay concerns a soldier serving in the trenches during the First World War who falls asleep and travels through time, encountering a number of historical figures.

Cast

Syd Walker - Old Bill

Arthur Cleave - Bert

Jack Denton - Alf

Gladys Ffolliott - Queen Elizabeth I

Austin Leigh - William Shakespeare

Franzi Carlos - Ann Hathaway

William Pardue - The Redskin

Bruce Bairnsfather - Himself

Wallace Bosco

Douglas Payne

Cecil Morton York

Clive Currie

Cyril Dane

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1924 films

British historical comedy films

1920s English-language films

Films directed by Thomas Bentley

1920s historical comedy films

Ideal Film Company films

British black-and-white films

British silent feature films

British fantasy comedy films

1920s fantasy comedy films

British historical fantasy films

1924 comedy films

1920s British films

Silent fantasy comedy films

Silent historical comedy films

Old Bill Through the Ages