Dusty Bates

Dusty Bates
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Directed by	Darrel Catling
Produced by	Geoffrey Barkas
Starring	Anthony Newley Billie Brook Michael McKeag
Edited by	Enid Mansell
Music by	Jack Beaver
Production company	Gainsborough Studios
Release date	1947 (1947)
Running time	0 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Dusty Bates is a 1947 British, Technicolor, children's film, directed by Darrell Catling and starring Anthony Newley and Ronald Shiner.^[1][2] It was produced by Gaumont-British Instructional and Children's Entertainment Films. The film was also presented by the Rank Organisation. The story was filmed in four parts.^[3][4][5][6] The film score was by Jack Beaver.

Cast

• Anthony Newley as Dusty Bates (as Tony Newley)
• Billie Brook as Gill Ford
• Michael McKeag as David Ford
• Grace Arnold as Mrs. Ford
• Bernard Lee as Captain Ford
• Dennis Harkin as Stark
• Ralph Truman as Merryvale
• John Longden as Tod Jenkins
• Toni Arpino as Walrus
• Ronald Shiner as 'Squeaky' Watts
• Wally Patch as Uncle Hank Miller

DVD release

The Adventures of Dusty Bates was released on Region 0 DVD-R by Alpha Video on 28 January 2014.^[7]

References

1. "Dusty Bates". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
2. BFI.org
3. "BFI | Film & TV Database | DUSTY BATES PART ONE (1947)". ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
4. "BFI | Film & TV Database | DUSTY BATES PART TWO (1947)". ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
5. "BFI | Film & TV Database | DUSTY BATES PART THREE (1947)". ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
6. "BFI | Film & TV Database | DUSTY BATES PART FOUR (1947)". ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
7. "Alpha Video - The Adventures of Dusty Bates - Complete Lost British Serial". Retrieved 30 January 2014.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

• Dusty Bates at IMDb
• Dusty Bates Part 1 at the British Film Institute^{[better source needed]}
• Dusty Bates Part 2 at the British Film Institute^{[better source needed]}
• Dusty Bates Part 3 at the British Film Institute^{[better source needed]}
• Dusty Bates Part 4 at the British Film Institute^{[better source needed]}