Blanche Fury of Gough, probably best known for portraying Batman's butler Alfred Pennyworth in "Batman", "Batman Returns", "Batman Forever" and "Batman & Robin". The stately home used in the exterior shots is Wootton Lodge in Staffordshire. Trade papers called the film a "notable box office attraction" in British cinemas in 1948. Anthony Havelock-Allan later acknowledged the film was a disappointment:We took far too long over "Blanche Fury", it cost too much money and it didn't 'work' and never attracted any great audience. David and Ronnie didn't like what I was trying to do with "Blanche Fury", which was along the lines of
Alfred Butler eventually rising to the rank of Captain. While a temporary Second Lieutenant, he was awarded the Military Cross. The citation reads: At the age of 17, Butler became a clerk to Henry Burke, then Somerset Herald. In 1919, on Burke's promotion to Garter Principal King of Arms, Butler became his secretary, and continued in this post until Burke's death in 1930. Burke specialised in genealogy, and Butler learned a lot from him, eventually being regarded as the foremost genealogist of his generation. During this time Butler also edited Burke's Peerage, from 1922 – 1926. Butler became an officer of arms