The Good Old Days is a 1939 British comedy film directed by Roy William Neill. Written by Austin Melford and John Dighton based on a story by Ralph Smart, it stars Max Miller, Hal Walters and Kathleen Gibson. The film tells the story of a group of entertainers struggling to obtain permission to perform at a tavern in 1840. It is on the British Film Institute's BFI 75 Most Wanted list of lost films. Cast Max Miller as Alexander the Greatest Hal Walters as Titch Kathleen Gibson as Polly H.F. Maltby as Randolph Macaulay Martita Hunt as Sara Macaulay Anthony Shaw as Lovelace Allan Jeayes as Shadwell Sam Wilkinson as Croker Roy Emerton as Grimes Phyllis Monkman as Mrs. Bennett Ian Fleming as Lord Wakely See also List of lost films References External links BFI 75 Most Wanted entry, with extensive notes 1939 comedy films 1939 films British comedy films British black-and-white films Films directed by Roy William Neill Lost British films Films set in 1840 Lost comedy films 1939 lost films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films