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Arthur Mertz(1885-1947)

  • Writer
  • Music Department
  • Director
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Arthur Mertz was born on 7 March 1885 in Southport, Lancashire, England, UK. He was a writer and director, known for Off the Dole (1935), Home Sweet Home (1945) and The Penny Pool (1937). He died on 22 March 1947 in Manchester, England, UK.
BornMarch 7, 1885
DiedMarch 22, 1947(62)
BornMarch 7, 1885
DiedMarch 22, 1947(62)
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Known for

Off the Dole (1935)
Off the Dole
5.2
  • Writer
  • 1935
Somewhere in Camp (1942)
Home Sweet Home
5.9
  • Writer(as Roney Parsons)
  • 1945
The Penny Pool (1937)
The Penny Pool
4.4
  • Writer
  • 1937
Somewhere in Camp (1942)
Somewhere in Camp
5.0
  • Writer(as Roney Parsons)
  • 1942

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Writer



  • Cup-Tie Honeymoon (1948)
    Cup-Tie Honeymoon
    4.4
    • scenario
    • story (as Ronny Parsons)
    • 1948
  • Honeymoon Hotel (1946)
    Honeymoon Hotel
    5.0
    • Writer (as Roney Parsons)
    • 1946
  • Somewhere in Camp (1942)
    Home Sweet Home
    5.9
    • comedy scenes arranged by
    • comedy scenes devised by
    • story & scenario (as Roney Parsons)
    • 1945
  • Demobbed (1944)
    Demobbed
    4.2
    • comedy sequences devised and arranged by
    • scenario
    • story (as Roney Parsons)
    • 1944
  • Somewhere in Camp (1942)
    Somewhere on Leave
    5.0
    • story & scenario (as Roney Parsons)
    • 1943
  • Somewhere in Camp (1942)
    Somewhere in Camp
    5.0
    • scenario
    • story (as Roney Parsons)
    • 1942
  • Somewhere in England (1940)
    Somewhere in England
    5.0
    • story (as Roney Parsons)
    • 1940
  • Calling All Crooks
    • writer
    • 1938
  • The Penny Pool (1937)
    The Penny Pool
    4.4
    • adaptation
    • 1937
  • Dodging the Dole
    • writer
    • 1936
  • Off the Dole (1935)
    Off the Dole
    5.2
    • adapted by
    • creator
    • 1935
  • Beryl Formby and George Formby in Boots! Boots! (1934)
    Boots! Boots!
    4.8
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1934

Music Department



  • Somewhere in Camp (1942)
    Somewhere on Leave
    5.0
    • lyrics by
    • 1943
  • Somewhere in Camp (1942)
    Somewhere in Camp
    5.0
    • lyrics specially written for this production by: "Make Up My Mind", "Regimental Pets", "Somewhere In Camp", "All Aboard For Victory"
    • 1942
  • The Penny Pool (1937)
    The Penny Pool
    4.4
    • lyricist: special lyrics
    • 1937

Director



  • Off the Dole (1935)
    Off the Dole
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1935

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Roney Parsons
  • Born
    • March 7, 1885
    • Southport, Lancashire, England, UK
  • Died
    • March 22, 1947
    • Manchester, England, UK

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    Father of Arthur Mertz.

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