Gaiety George
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| Directed by | |
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| Produced by | George King |
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| Cinematography | Otto Heller |
| Edited by | Hugh Stewart |
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Production company | Embassy Pictures |
| Distributed by | Warner Brothers |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Gaiety George (also known as Showtime[1]) is a 1946 British historical musical film directed by George King and Leontine Sagan and starring Richard Greene, Ann Todd and Peter Graves.[1][2] It is set in the late Victorian music hall, when an Irish impresario arrives in London.
The film was inspired by the memory of George Edwardes. and it was also the Final Film Editor was [[Hugh Stewart ( film editor) | Hugh Stewart Has been a Successful Career of working as an editor of the 1930s before moving on to Film Producer.
Cast
- Richard Greene as George Howard
- Ann Todd as Katharine Davis
- Peter Graves as Henry Carter
- Morland Graham as Morris
- Hazel Court as Elizabeth Brown
- Charles Victor as Danny Collier
- Jack Train as Hastings
- Leni Lynn as Florence Stevens
- Ursula Jeans as Isobel Forbes
- Daphne Barker as Miss de Courtney
- Maire O'Neill as Mrs. Murphy
- Frank Pettingell as Grindley
- Phyllis Robins as Chubbs
- John Laurie as McTavish
- Frederick Burtwell as Jenkins
- Anthony Holles as Wade
- David Horne as Lord Mountsbury
- Patrick Waddington as Lt. Travers
- Claud Allister as Archie
- Graeme Muir as Lord Elstown
- Evelyn Darvell as Maisie
- Paul Blake as Lord Royville
- John Miller as Rosie
- Richard Molinas as Laurient
- Gerhard Kempinski as Muller
- Wally Patch as a commissionaire
- Carl Jaffe as kommandant
- Everley Gregg as landlady
- Roger Moore as a member of the audience
- Hugh Morton as King (on stage)
- Maxwell Reed as Prince (on stage)
References
- ^ a b "Gaiety George". British Film Institute. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ Harper p.179
Bibliography
- Harper, Sue. Picturing the Past: The Rise and Fall of the British Costume Film. British Film Institute, 1994.
- Murphy, Robert. Realism and Tinsel: Cinema and Society in Britain, 1939–1949. Routledge, 1989.
External links
- Gaiety George at IMDb
- Review of film at Variety