Rent British Musicals of the 1930's: Vol.4 (1938)
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4h 55min
- General info
- Available formats
- All series
- Synopsis:
From playful romantic comedies to variety extravaganzas, the pre-war British musical films offered audiences a source of much-needed escapism throughout the decade haunted by the Great Depression and the growing menace of war. Often adapting much-loved hits of the music hall as well as serving as vehicles for the era's composers, performers and band leaders, they showcased home-grown talent alongside some of Hollywood's most bankable stars.
Dance Band (1935)
Life gets complicated for bandleader Buddy when he falls for his greatest rival the leader of an all-girl dance band!
Kathleen Mavouneen (1937)A hugely popular, much-adapted comedy in which a Liverpool lass visits family in rural Ireland and finds she has several rivals for her affections.
Hold My Hand (1938)
Eddie Marston is wealthy and kind, but his affairs are rapidly descending into chaos. Who can help him?
Yes, Madam? (1938)
The hilarious tale of two cousins who must complete a period in domestic service in order to receive an inheritance.- Actors:
- Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, June Clyde, June Hart, Jack Holland, Steven Geray, Magda Kun, Fred Duprez, Hal Gordon, Leon Sherkot, Albert Whelan, Fred Groves, Richard Hearne, Sybil Jason, Pickard's Chinese Syncopaters, Sally O'Neil, Tom Burke, Jack Daly, Sara Allgood, Jeanne Stuart, Ethel Griffies
- Directors:
- Marcel Varnel, Norman Lee, Thornton Freeland
- Producers:
- Walter C. Mycroft, John Argyle
- Writers:
- Denis Waldock, Roger Burford, Jack Davies, John Glen, Marjorie Deans, Clara Mulholland, Thomas Moore, William Freshman, Clifford Grey, Bert Lee, Stanley Lupino, K.R.G. Browne
- Aka:
- Dance Band / Kathleen Mavouneen / Hold My Hand / Yes, Madam?
- Studio:
- Network
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Drama, Music & Musicals, Romance
