Around the Town

1938 film
  • 1938 (1938)
Running time
68 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

Around the Town is a 1938 British musical comedy film directed by Herbert Smith and starring Vic Oliver, Irene Ware and Finlay Currie.[1] It was shot at Beaconsfield Studios outside London and distributed by British Lion Films.[2]

Synopsis

Struggling theatrical agent Ollie shows the American Norma Wyngold around the British songwriting scene.

Cast

  • Vic Oliver as Ollie
  • Irene Ware as Norma Wyngold
  • Finlay Currie as Sam Wyngold
  • Jimmy Kennedy as Jimmy
  • Michael Carr as Michael
  • Leslie Carew as Specialty Act
  • Al Garvet as Specialty Act
  • Bib Garvet as Specialty Act
  • Pat McCormack as Specialty Act
  • Elisabeth Welch as Elisabeth
  • Maurice Winnick as Specialty Act

References

  1. ^ Wright p.232
  2. ^ Wood p.94

Bibliography

  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
  • Wright, Adrian. Cheer Up!: British Musical Films 1929-1945. The Boydell Press, 2020.

External links

  • Around the Town at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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