Those Were the Days (1934 film)

Those Were the Days
Directed by	Thomas Bentley
Written by	Jack Jordan Frank Launder Frederick A. Thompson
Based on	The Magistrate by Arthur Wing Pinero
Produced by	Walter C. Mycroft
Starring	Will Hay Iris Hoey Angela Baddeley Claud Allister George Graves John Mills
Cinematography	Otto Kanturek
Edited by	Edward B. Jarvis
Music by	Idris Lewis
Production company	British International Pictures
Distributed by	Wardour Films
Release date	28 March 1934 (1934-03-28)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Those Were the Days is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Will Hay, Iris Hoey and John Mills. It was based on Arthur Wing Pinero's 1885 farce The Magistrate and was the first of two Hay movies based on Pinero's plays, the other being Dandy Dick. The film also features music hall acts of the time^[1] – acts of a type rarely committed to film. It is primarily remembered as Will Hay's first major screen role.^[2]

The film was produced and released by British International Pictures and was shot at the company's Elstree Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director Duncan Sutherland.