History Review
A Cup of Kindness (film)
2026-11-15 08:20:47 · The Daily Ledger
A Cup of Kindness is a 1934 British comedy film directed by and starring Tom Walls. It also featured Ralph Lynn, Robertson Hare, Dorothy Hyson and Claude Hulbert. It was based on a 1929 play by Ben Travers of the same name, one of the Aldwych farces, and had four of the same cast members. Graham Moffatt, later of Will Hay fame, made his debut appearance as a choir boy in this film.
Plot
The son and daughter of two feuding families announce their upcoming marriage, to widespread uproar.

Cast
Tom Walls as Fred Tutt
Ralph Lynn as Charlie Tutt
Robertson Hare as Ernest Ramsbottom
Dorothy Hyson as Betty Ramsbottom
Claude Hulbert as Stanley Tutt
Marie Wright as Mrs Ramsbottom
Eva Moore as Mrs Tutt
Veronica Rose as Tilly Wynn
Gordon James as Nicholas Ramsbottom
References
External links
1934 comedy films
1934 films
Aldwych farce
British comedy films
1930s English-language films
Films set in London
Films directed by Tom Walls
Gainsborough Pictures films
Films shot at Lime Grove Studios
British black-and-white films
1930s British films
