Not So Dusty is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Wally Patch, Gus McNaughton and Muriel George. Two London rubbish collectors come into possession of a valuable book, and thwart the attempts of some criminals to con them out of it.
The film was made at Nettlefold Studios in Walton-on-Thames. It was remade in 1956 starring Leslie Dwyer and Bill Owen.
, 1h11 Directed byMaclean Rogers OriginUnited-kingdom GenresCrime ActorsJohn Bentley, Patricia Dainton, Valentine Dyall, John Robinson, Wally Patch, Roddy Hughes Rating60% On the train to the seaside resort of Brighthaven, Richard Rollison (Bentley) is sharing a carriage with an attractive young lady called Susan Lancaster (Dainton). The journey is rudely interrupted when the window of the carriage is shattered by a barrage of bullets. Richard learns from the shaken Susan that she is on her way to join an uncle on holiday, and offers to escort her safely to her hotel. They learn that her uncle has disappeared, but has left Susan a package. Later, Rollison happens to overhear a pair of shady characters discussing how to kidnap Susan. She explains that her uncle has developed a secret formula which sinister characters are keen to get their hands on, and they have been receiving threats of menace, hence the flight to Brighthaven.